Himalayas is one of the world’s biggest deposits of ice and a key source of fresh water. But with increasing global warming, how long can it keep up with its status? A new weather station is expected to show the extent of warming in the Himalayas….
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Weather in Alaska is warm enough to divert the famed sled dog race. Warmer weather here prompted organizers of the Iditarod Trail sled dog race to think of another trail for the game. The snow at the southern end of the course is sparse this time. And..
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You may call this crazy, but seen the motive beyond this craziness it’s simply noble. It all happened this Thursday. Former Beatle Paul McCartney lay down on an ice floe next to a baby seal and pleaded with Canada to scrap an annual hunt that kills…
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A measure offering huge chunks of the Amazon jungle to timber companies that comply with tough restrictions has been approved by the Brazil’s president. The measure is claimed to be aimed at preserving the world’s largest rain forest.
The law is…
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Across Asia, oil prices are soaring and there is an unrelenting demand for energy. And this situation is forcing companies and countries to become more energy efficient.
Thailand – G Steel, one of Thailand’s leading steel firms, recycles all its…
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Poisonous fumes from the spilling crude oil are making the cleanup work tougher for the crew. It is from a pipe transit line at Prudhoe Bay on Alaska’s North Slope, the crude oil spilled Thursday. And the clean up works are getting slower than requires…
Crude Oil Spills from Transit Line in Alaska Making Breathing Dangerous Read More »
Many climate scientists already have predicted the disappearance of some big rivers from the world map. But, it is for the first time new research suggests even a small decrease in rainfall on the continent could cause a drastic reduction in river…
Africa’s Rivers May Dry Up With Global Warming: Study Read More »
A private foundation is creating new nature reserves spanning thousands of acres of South American bird habitat. It is to protect some of the rarest birds in the world. This unique conservation effort took birth from the surprise 1997 discovery of a…
Rare “Barking” Bird Encouraged Conservation Effort in Ecuador Read More »
Corn was also cultivated 4,000 years ago, about a thousand years earlier than previously believed. An ancient culture in southern Peru has revealed this, as it is found to have cultivated corn. Excavating a site in the Andean highland town of Waynuna,…
We are already aware that ice sheet is shrinking. But, what is the rate? A new space-based study of Antarctica that can completely measures the ice sheet mass balance shows its ice sheet is shrinking. It was during the period 2002-2005, researchers…
Antarctica Losing Ice to Oceans — Rising Sea Levels Read More »