Scientists are concerned about areas of the Pacific Ocean that have low levels of oxygen in the water. Areas of the ocean around the United States, especially in the states of Washington and Oregon have little or no oxygen in their waters. Sea creatures such as crabs have been found dead in these areas. And [...]
How would you enjoy learning how to build a solar panel so that you can have a positive and dramatic effect on your family, long after you have left this world? Who are the members of your ancestral tree whose actions have impacted your life They may have moved to your country which is why [...]
The spread of pollution affects both humans and wildlife worldwide. However, unlike human beings who are capable of surviving just about anywhere, most species are reliant upon specific environments for their survival. Climate change, for instance, has already been responsible for changing the distribution of species worldwide. Many of these organisms, whether on land, air [...]
Pollution doesn’t only affect human health directly. It also has a tremendous impact on the natural environment and the organisms that inhabit it. This is especially true for endangered and threatened species that rely heavily upon specialized environments or lie high upon the food chain. Whether as a consequence of habitat destruction, direct poisoning that [...]
Conserving freshwater that isn’t contaminated with something ugly is a major concern for most cities. Even in places where the municipal water supply is reused many times before discharge into the larger environment, the number of passes through our cities and our selves increases the level of contamination. Conserving water decreases the amount of energy [...]
Sadly, there is no one solution to the loss of biodiversity. And, even if such a solution existed, the adversarial nature of the relationships between governments, businesses, and environmentalists would probably keep it from being implemented. Any solution to the loss of biodiversity must take multiple factors into account: How will this solution affect the [...]
While it shouldn’t be, it’s often hard for people to wrap their minds around the concept of biodiversity. Partly this is because the concept of biodiversity is a complex one, and partly it’s because so many agencies have vested interests in people seeing anything that conserves resources as a threat to their lifestyles. The first [...]
Perhaps one of the most concerning things about the predicted course of climate change over the next century is the likelihood of rising sea levels. It is thought that by 2100, the melting glaciers and ice caps could rise the level of oceans all over the world by as much as 3.4m/11 feet. While this [...]
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