Category: Environment

Global warming is much more serious than previously thought.

According to a recent study by NASA, global warming is much more serious than previously thought. NASA estimates that the average temperature of the eastern United States will rise 10 degrees Fahrenheit by 2080. This is considerably higher than the two to 3.5 degree temperature increase by 2100 predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climactic Change (IPCC).

Between 2002 and 2005, over 700 new species have been found in Anartica's Weddell Sea at depths between 2,500 and 20,000 feet.

At first glance, the Weddell Sea in northwest Antarctica may not appear to be teeming with life. Far below the surface there, though, an international team of scientists, together with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), reported finding at least 700 new species.

Air pollution has been taking its toll of the world famous Taj Mahal. Plans are afoot to clense it with a mud bath.

The Taj Mahal, one of India's most famed monuments, known for its white marble, has been gradually turning yellowish. Particulate matter associated with air pollution has been accumulating on the Taj Mahal giving the marble a yellow look.

Researchers belonging to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) say that the Arctic ice caps are melting at a rate much faster than that predicted by computer models previously reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and that the ice could be gone sometime near year 2020.

The Nature Conservancy and IBM announced on Tuesday that they are collaborating to conserve some of the world's great rivers by meshing extraordinary computing power and science-driven conservation.

Earth Day is the time for raising awareness of environmental factor, good and bad. Education is key in making informed decisions that affect the future of our planet, and inevitably our future generations.

In the last year, the popularity of bamboo sheets and other bamboo products has shot up almost as quickly as the plant itself. This versatile natural fiber has many qualities prized especially by the linens industry - including antimicrobial properties and 'breathability.' As customers spring for more eco-friendly products, bamboo has found its way not only into sheets, but towels, clothing and flooring as well.

“This summer, we’ve seen severe drought in the Midwest and floods in New Mexico and Pennsylvania. These are not two different issues, but ‘two sides of the same coin,’” says Shannon Horst, executive director of Holistic Management International, the New Mexico-based non-profit that works with farmers and ranchers worldwide to create healthy land and healthy profits. “It’s the result of how we’ve built our cities and managed our water and our land.”

COLUMBUS , Ohio – For the third time in as many years, glaciologist Lonnie Thompson has returned from an Andean ice field in Peru with samples from beds of ancient plants exposed for the first time in perhaps as much as 6,500 years.

Did you ever wonder why the biotech industry and the large grocery chains have spent so much money to assure that the FDA doesn’t require that genetically engineered foods are labeled? The answer is simple: they’re afraid that if your produce was labeled “grown from seeds that have been genetically modified” you might decide it’s time to start shopping at the local organic food mart, which has been the case in all countries where labeling has become a requirement.