Earth Science

Thermal desorption is a process of using heat to remove a material, usually organic, from a surface. In very simplistic terms, it could be thought of as boiling off a contaminant from a surface, although there is generally no liquid…
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Kokua Hawaii: environmental issues of invasive species Hawaii is one of the most diverse places on our Earth. In Hawaii temperatures and conditions allow for year round growing season. There has been an uprising in forward thought to become more…
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Saving water at home is simple to do, and can save you lots of money if you find yourself spending too much on your water bills. There are many simple little things that you can do around your house to…
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Cruise ship pollution is a subset of general ship pollution of the air and water that is a growing problem due to the increasing globalization of industrial, commercial and cruise shipping. The pollution is not limited to the open seas, but affects…
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Today, as in Iraq and to a lesser extent Afghanistan, wars typically invite accusations that the war-fighting nations are interested in oil and gas deposits. Whether this is true, at least in those conflicts, is debatable. In the coming century…
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The first thing that should be done to clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is to stop up the leak.  The leak is still spewing out up 60,000 barrels or more of oil per day. How…
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Green House Gas Emissions and Global Warming: The global effect from Human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, increased farming, and deforestation, is leading to an increase in the three main greenhouse gases that are present within the Earths…
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For nearly 30 years now, we’ve heard about the terrors of our impending and immediate global warming. It would be a valid concern if it weren’t a hoax. Unfortunately, it is indeed a hoax, and people are gradually beginning to…
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Combine well-experienced environmentalists, petroleum engineers, drafters, software developers,  mechanical and electrical engineers  by making a team. Create a project and name it ‘ Cleaning Gulf of Mexico.’ This group can definitely come up with a solution which can lead to…
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Jet streams are very fast moving air currents flowing in narrow paths in the Earth´s atmosphere. Jet streams are several hundreds of miles long and less than one mile thick. Jet streams form in a region between the troposphere and…
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