Articles Posted in the Earth-Climate Category
-
Save Some For the Fish: 4 Ways to Save Water Around the House
Just because more than 90 percent of the Earth’s surface is water, doesn’t mean that we have a limitless supply. A lot goes into disinfecting water and making it safe to drink, bathe in, or…
-
The Hot Pink And Blood Red Lakes
Bodies of water should be blue. That’s what we expect. But tell that to the blush-pink Hillier Lake and the deep burgundy Laguna Colorada. Laguna Colorada The Laguna Colorada, a salt lake also appropriately known…
-
What did James Cameron see in the ocean depths?
Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at the American Geophysical Union conference, James Cameron and his team presented the preliminary results of research conducted on the forms of life in the abyss. Initially, the results seemed very…
-
The magnetic field weakens and could disappear in just 500 years causing dramatic changes
The magnetic field that surrounds Earth weakens, and scientists say it could disappear in just 500 years, causing dramatic changes. The only thing that helps not reach Earth and Mars is the magnetic field that…
-
Yellowstone super volcano can erupt without warning
Yellowstone National Park is located on the south side of a giant volcanic crater, a huge reservoir of liquid rock and poisonous gases. Large parts of the park were formed as a result of the…
-
New technique to reduce hurricane intensity
Researchers say they have discovered a way to reduce hurricane intensity by using a new technique that captures the energy used to power this meteorological phenomenon. Hurricanes extract heat energy stored in the surface water…
-
Starting today we can explore the Amazon from the computer
Starting this week, anyone can explore the world’s longest river, the Amazon, from the computer thanks to Google Maps. Google specialists have integrated Google Street View images captured in the Amazon basin with cameras conducted…
-
A New Wild Ginger Discovered from the Evergreen Forest of Western Ghats of South India
Intensive botanical explorations for taxonomic studies on the members of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) in India by V.P. Thomas and M. Sabu of the University of Calicut, have resulted in the discovery of an interesting…
-
System that cleanly and efficiently removes trace heavy metals from water
Engineers at Brown University have developed a system that cleanly and efficiently removes trace heavy metals from water. In experiments, the researchers showed the system reduced cadmium, copper, and nickel concentrations, returning contaminated water to…
-
There are threshold values for wildfires just like there are for epidemics
Large forest regions in Canada are apparently about to experience rapid change. Based on models, scientists can now show that there are threshold values for wildfires just like there are for epidemics. Large areas of…