Environment
Climate Change Plays Havoc on Arctic Ice
Global warming is for sure playing havoc on Arctic ice. In August, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) stated that over 900 cubic kilometers of summer sea ice had vanished from the Arctic Ocean. According to NSIDC, it has reached its lowest levels this year, setting a new low. This year the levels have gone down to 3.41 ...
TS Designs T-Shirts Made from Organic Cotton
After long ten years of dreams, plotting and planting, Cotton of Carolinas has finally bloomed into T-shirts printed on the first-ever commercially grown certified-organic cotton grown in North Carolina. In 2006, Eric Henry founded the T S Designs with “dirt to shirt” philosophy. The group supports local jobs by maintaining the textile process within the state. T S Designs now has ...
Argentine Plants Guitar-Shaped Forest in Memory of Late Wife
Some people go to any extend to express their love. They are ready to do anything for the sake of their loved ones. Here, a man from Argentina, in order to pay tribute to his lost wife, has planted a beautiful and stunning rainbow-colored forest in the shape of a giant guitar. The forest stretches 2/3 of a mile long and ...
Space Shuttle Endeavour Movement Might Prove Fatal to 400 Trees
Space shuttle Endeavour's final 12-mile journey will bring a magnificent spectacle for the people in Los Angeles. Most of them are very excited to witness one of the important chapters of history. But the excitement could be hampered when they hear that the city would have to chop down 400 trees to make way for the shuttle. The shuttle’s move to ...
FedEx Ups Emission Reduction Goal by 50%
As we all know, FedEx provides transportation, e-commerce and business services to customers. What you might not know is that FedEx has been striving hard to reduce carbon emissions over these years. In 2008, the company announced that it will look to reduce carbon emissions from its aircraft and try to increase the fuel efficacy of its FedEx vehicle fleet by ...
Singapore’s Marina Barrage Controls Flood, Collects Rains Water
Marina Barrage is Singapore’s 15th reservoir and the first of its kind in the urban premises. For a country like Singapore, which receives 100 inches of rain each year, flood management, water supply as well as storage are big issues. Built across the Marina channel, the reservoir is a low-level dam in itself and provides a one-stop solution to all these ...
Methane Abounds in Arctic Seas; Might Intensify Global Warming
The Arctic Oceanhides more than what you thought it really does. A study by researches at the California Institute of Tech (Caltech) has found that the ocean has higher levels of methane deposits. Antarctica and the surrounding Southern Ocean themselves release large amounts of methane, a green house gas. As the Earth is warming up each day, the green house gas ...
Be the Change by Supporting the Antarctic Ocean Alliance
The Antarctic Ocean Alliance, which includes 16 environmental and conservation organizations like Greenpeace, WWF, and the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the American oceanographer Sylvia Earle, is proposing that 19 areas be set aside as marine protected areas or no-take zones where fishing and mineral exploration are prohibited. Many fisheries scientists argue that such reserves offer the best hope for ...
Great Barrier Reef to Get Much-Needed Protection
The most sought after biodiverse spot in the universe is now getting a helping hand in its bid to survive. With the Australian government expressing keenness to protect it, the Great Barrier Reef is on the road to become the world’s largest marine reserve. The initiatives planned will make it a Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve, and will be protected ...
Tsunamis of Floating Debris from Japan Head for Hawaiian Coast
Tsunamis of worry are still sweeping those countries hit by destructive waves in the recent past. Tsunami wrought havoc in Japan earlier during the current year. However, it seems like it will not be the only country affected by the disaster. In July, debris from the coastline was seen swept into the ocean and was being carried by ocean currents towards ...
