Climate Change

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They Like It Cold

Changes in sea temperatures, currents, winds, rainfall, sea levels and extreme weather events threaten to adversely affect fish and shellfish numbers. Apparently climate change will impact the biological, economic and social aspects of many fisheries. Many marine species may be lost as the climate continues to warm. This is yet […]

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25Oct2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
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Coral Triangle

Marine biological resources are at risk, threatened by over-fishing and other destructive practices; pollution; and climate change. The world’s richest marine region in the Western Pacific Ocean, the Coral Triangle, which spans 5.7 million square kilometers, contain 76 percent of all known coral species even if it only covers two percent […]

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22Oct2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
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Smog Threatens Whales

Sounds ranging from the hum of yacht motors to sonar blasts strong enough to destroy a whale’s inner ear are wreaking havoc on the ability of these cetaceans to migrate, feed and breed. These noises create acoustic smog. This underwater cacophony caused by commercial and military ships has become so intense […]

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22Oct2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
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Species Going Uphill

With ecologists working their way up forested slopes of a volcano, a rare study on the impact of global warming in the tropics, global warming is driving tropical plant and animal species to higher altitudes, potentially leaving lowland rainforest with nothing to take their place. Many species would be unable to relocate […]

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22Oct2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
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Earth Sunshade Would Not Reverse the Climate

The idea that we can reverse all the climate mistakes that have been done by redirecting the sun’s rays through space mirrors has been proven not viable. A study on the impact of a sunshade found out that it would not simply make the Earth regress into its pre-industrial climate.
The findings could be final since […]

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6Jun2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
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White House Finally Issues a Climate Report

Last May 29, the White House, under a court order and 4 years delayed, produced a 271-page comprehensive document about the specific threats manmade global warming has brought to the United States.
The climate report includes increased heat deaths; worsening water shortages; more casualty and damage caused by wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural calamities; a […]

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31May2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
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Tracking Desert Dust to Predict Hurricanes

The US is always finding ways towards improving their seasonal forecasts of hurricane and making them more accurate. A researcher, Amato Evan, offers that he can help through the use of a new forecasting instrument which uses a critical element – dust.
Each year, huge amounts of Saharan dust are carried by the wind over the […]

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27May2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
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Melting Glaciers Release Toxins

It seems that the DDT the world had sprayed decades ago is now seeping out from the melting Atlantic glaciers. These frozen stocks of insecticide are claimed to be harming the penguins living in the north.
The presence of the chemicals could be a sign of the release of other ice-covered pollutants because of the […]

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23May2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
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Act Now

Actions speak louder than words. This has been a cliché for everybody but are we actually making some steps about what is happening in our environment today?
Global warming has been worsening and we should act as early as possible before we realize that it’s too late. Everyone should do their job to stop further damage. […]

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16May2008 | vdr | 3 comments | Continued
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Greenhouse Effect

The greenhouse effect is worsening by the minute. The sun’s scorching rays seem to bite my skin off which is a definite sign of global warming. This made me wonder though. People keep on complaining about the atmosphere’s disintegration but do nothing that could be of help. We should know that it really does not […]

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15May2008 | vdr | 2 comments | Continued
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