Is Solar Power the key Energy Independence? An uncertain global economy is causing fluctuating energy prices, is it time to claim energy independence through solar technology or is it an unnecessary cost during the economic downturn? A barrel of oil,…
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As devastating as they often are, forest fires help ecosystems and forests to flourish and continue playing their role in the ever-changing symphony of nature. Without the aid of the fires, a forest would become an overgrown tangle of dead-fall…
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Brown clouds are giant brown layers of thick haze composed of pollutants like soot and other particles, hanging over much of Asia and Indian Ocean every year between January and March. The UNEP Indian Ocean Experiment (INDOEX) first observed such…
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The seven billion ash trees of North America are facing a very serious threat; already tens of millions have been killed. Unlike their Asian cousins, they have no biochemical defenses against the actions of the larvae (young) of Agrilus planipennis…
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It has now been more than 50 days since the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and there are many unanswered questions. What is the cause of this environmental disaster – human or mechanical failure? How much oil is really spewing out…
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Picture, if you will, a living, undulating mass of seaweed. It doesn’t blend too well with the other masses of seaweed, far more green than this mass that seems to have broken off of the rest. It’s far more ornate…
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Australia is the lucky country. Its mineral and fuel resources are enormous by any standard. It has a land area about the same size as continental USA, with a population of 22 million, which is concentrated in five large cities…
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The Himalayan glaciers are the largest store of freshwater outside the polar ice caps. These glaciers supply 303 million cubic feet of water to many major rivers of the world like Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mekong, Thanlwin, Irrawady, Yangtze and Yellow…
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Starting in 1963, a new island was formed in the Atlantic Ocean off southern Iceland. The island would become known as Surtsey. The forming of Surtsey was a unique opportunity for scientists to observe the volcanic formation of an island….
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Is the Yellowstone super volcano a silent ticking time bomb? Many believe it is. This mega volcano is said to erupt approximately every 600,00 years, so what is there to worry about? Plenty, it has already been about 640,000 years…
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