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How and where to watch the full solar eclipse on July 22nd, 2009
Everybody knows you can't just stare at the sun. Well, if you didn't know that you do now. Do not stare at the sun. Repeat after me, do not stare at the sun. Still, lots of folk will be looking to the heavens on July 22nd to watch the full solar eclipse. I remember doing this some 30+ years ago...okay make ...
G8 deal on global warming limit will pave way for post-Kyoto Protocol treaty
The agreement reached at the recent summit of the Group of Eight industrial nations (the G8) held in Italy to limit global warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) could help a post-Kyoto Protocol treaty materialize in December 2009. According to Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission (EC), an agreement on the global temperature target, ...
El Nino conditions are back and world weather must answer to it
El Nino is back. US government scientists are saying that the periodic warming of water in the tropical Pacific Ocean, otherwise known as El Nino, which can affect weather all over the world, is back! The Pacific was in a neutral state, however, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say the sea surface temps are up about 1 degree C ...
China Earthquake Destroys 10,000 Homes
In China, more than 10,000 homes have been destroyed as a result of an earthquake that struck in southwest China. The quake left more than 300 people injured when it hit Yunnan province in southwest China Thursday evening. The quake was a 6.0-magnitude according to Xinhua. The U.S. Geological Survey gave a figure of 5.7.
Jose Manuel Barroso: G8 Agrees to Limit Global Warming to 2 degrees Celsius, Cut Emissions by 80%
The summit of the Group of Eight industrial nations – the G8 – being held in Italy has agreed to try limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) and also cut greenhouse-gas emissions in the member-nations by 80%. The goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius was adopted, for the first time, by the United States, Russia, ...
Will the United States Run Out of Oil? Sooner Than Expected, Report Says
Peak Oil has been a theory of immense discussion and though I don't get much of it, the comprehension that it has something to do with maximum oil production around the globe is ample for me and for the rest of you. I may not understand the basics of Peak Oil, but what I do know is that the global ...
Happiest Green Place on Earth – Costa Rica
Looking for the happiest place on Earth? Look no further. Costa Rica is officially happiest place on earth. It is also one of the most environmentally friendly, too says a new survey by a British non-governmental group.
NASA’s breakthrough terrain map depicts 99% of Earth’s surface
The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has come out with an amazing new map that covers 99% of the Earth’s surface and highlights elevations of almost every place on the planet. NASA created the Global Digital Elevation Model using around 1.3 million images collected by a Japanese camera aboard its spacecraft - Terra.
Obama stands firmly by his fuel-efficiency plan
United States President Barak Obama says that the legislation on climate change, along with his plan for fuel efficiency of automobiles, will save as much oil as the US imports from the Persian Gulf countries. Thus, President Obama said in an interview that if the proposal becomes law, the United States would greatly reduce its dependence on foreign oil. [caption id="" ...
10 Best Places to Find World Wildlife Photography
Here at Greenpacks, the animals that share our planet are our friends. We not only have a responsibility to care for our planet for those we leave behind, our children and their children, but also for those who have no control over how we abuse it, how we infringe on their habitats, how we make life miserable for them. Besides, ...
