Posts Tagged ‘Climate’
Earth’s Biodiversity Down Thirty Percent
This seems to be the week of non-governmental organizations (NGO) issuing state of the environment reports. Coming off of the heels of the American Lung Associations report on the dirtiest and cleanest air cities to live in, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), issued their report on declining global biodiversity. The. . .
Playing Outdoors Can Help Prevent Allergies
It seems your parents had it right when they would tell us to go play outdoors. Spending more time in outside has been found to help kids build up their immunity systems in warding off allergies. The reason may be that outdoor environments rich with plant species harbor more friendly. . .
Severe Storms Due To Global Warming
As spring kicks in around the country weather volatility tends to rise. Storm patterns during spring can bring tornadoes; flash flooding, and damaging hail. Researchers from the American Meteorological Society and American Geophysical Union have recently gone on record predicting an increase in severe storm patterns due to global warming. . . .
Top Ten U.S. Cities With Worst Air Quality
Did your city make the top ten list for most polluted air quality? The American Lung Association (ALA) issued their State of the Air 2012 report this past Wednesday. According to the ALA more than 127 million Americans, or about forty-one percent of the country, still suffer from pollution levels. . .
Climate Change Causes Corn Prices To Rise
It’s always nice to see mainstream media get hyped up over Earth Day. Pundits like to tell you how to live a greener lifestyle (including this site), and how something needs to be done about climate change. Climate change is real, and if something isn’t done soon to keep it. . .
Slashing Meat Consumption Eases Greenhouse Gas
One of the least highlighted greenhouse gases is N2O, Nitrous Oxide. N2O is considered to be the most potent of the three greenhouse gases because it is a better absorber of infrared radiation. The main sources of N2O are synthetic nitrogen fertilizers used in agriculture, the storage of fertilizers, and. . .
NOAA Says March Was Warmest Ever
It’s now official. March, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), was the warmest March ever recorded by NOAA. NOAA has been keeping records since the late 1800’s, and in pure climatic record keeping, it’s not a very long time to have been gauging the world’s weather patterns.. . .
U.K. Facing Two Year Drought
For the past two years the United Kingdom has had severe drought conditions. Most Americans are of the opinion that England, and particularly London are always wet, and foggy. While that may have been partially true in the past, the weather in England is no longer predictable based on historical. . .
Health Risks Of Frequent Flying
Many of us have had the wonderful experience of flying on an airplane. Most of us would prefer not to have to fly, but for those that do it’s not a pleasant experience in these United States. We’ll leave the TSA out of this discussion for now. Flying takes a. . .
Coal Energy Use Drops and Renewables Gain In 2011
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) issued a report on the state of power generated by different sources. In 2011 coal decreased to below forty percent of the total power generated in the U.S. The last time this happened was in 1978. The EIA attributes the decrease in coal to. . .
Huge Solar Storm On Its Way
If you listened to the news you probably are already aware that the Earth is being hit by huge solar storm. According to NASA a huge wave of solar radiation will strike Earth this morning after travelling through Space at speeds of 1,300 mph. The flare could result in a. . .
Cloud Height Declined Last 10 Years
NASA’s Terra spacecraft has detected that earth’s clouds are getting lower. A recent study published by the Geophysical Research Letters, revealed an overall trend of decreasing cloud height. Examining ten year’s of data from NASA’s Terra spacecraft, cloud height declined one percent over the last decade, or by around 100. . .
Scientists Seek To Improve Photosynthesis
A group of transatlantic universities have joined forces to improve the process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is the process whereby biological systems convert sunlight into food and the source of all the fossil fuels we burn today. Glasgow scientists Professor Lee Cronin, Gardiner Chair of Chemistry, and Professor Mike Blatt, Regius. . .
Anyone Complaining About This Winter?
Is there anyone out there besides those living in Alaska complaining about winter? This winter is in sharp contrast to the last two we’ve experienced in the lower 48. The last two winters provided us with tremendous amounts of snow and freezing temperatures. It broke records along the Eastern seaboard. . .
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