Archive for the 'Environmental Problem' Category
Cell Phones and Radiation: 10 Best and 10 Worst
Posted on October 23, 2009 - Filed Under Environmental Problem, environment, environmental issue | 2 Comments
How much radiation does your cell phone emit? It’s easy to find out the answer thanks to the Environmental Working Group’s new online guide to cell phone emissions.
The non-profit research and advocacy group ranked over 1,000 different cell phones according to radiation levels. It looked at the publicly available, but difficult to find, specific absorption rate (SAR) [...]
What is Greenhouse Effect?
Posted on October 23, 2009 - Filed Under Environmental Problem, environment, environmental issue | Leave a Comment
The greenhouse effect is the process in which the emission of infrared radiation by the atmosphere warms a planet’s surface.
The name comes from an analogy with the warming of air inside a greenhouse compared to the air outside the greenhouse.
The Earth’s average surface temperature is about 33°C warmer than it would be without the greenhouse [...]
A Tree’s Response To Environmental Changes: What Can We Expect Over The Next 100 Years?
Posted on October 15, 2009 - Filed Under Climate, Environmental Problem, Global Warming, environment, environmental issue | Leave a Comment
The many environmental issues facing our society are prevalent in the media lately. Global warming, rainforest devastation, and endangered species have taken center stage. Our ecosystem is composed of a very delicate network of interactions among all species and the non-living environment. Predicting how each component of this complex system will respond to the many [...]
Air Quality Improvements Over The Past Ten Years May Be A Factor In Fewer Ear Infections
Posted on October 12, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Environmental Problem, environmental issue | Leave a Comment
Strides in improving the nation’s air quality over the last decade may be a factor in fewer cases of ear infections (otitis media) in children. These results are according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA.
The study, [...]
Noise Pollution Turning Blue Whales Deaf: Report
Posted on October 1, 2009 - Filed Under Environmental Problem, environmental issue | Leave a Comment
The world largest animal, the blue whale is slowly turning deaf due to increasing noise pollution in the ocean waters by humans, according to a new research.
The blue whales are suffering from hearing loss, they are being forced to increase their ’singing’ to cope with noise pollution and where displaying behavioural changes due to man-made [...]
Burning Leaves is Bad News
Posted on September 28, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Environmental Problem | Leave a Comment
Remember the smell of burning fall leaves wafting through the air? Good memories, indeed, but best that they remain just memories. Burning leaves is bad news.
This practice is now illegal — or at least highly discouraged — in most areas. Burning leaves releases airborne particulates like dust and soot, mold, and other allergens that were [...]
Planet’s Ocean Surface Temperature Breaks Record for July
Posted on August 18, 2009 - Filed Under Climate, Environmental Problem, environment, environmental issue | Leave a Comment
The global ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for July, surpassing the previous high mark established in 1998, according to the latest analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville.
Global warming continues on land as well as at sea. The combined global land and ocean surface temperature for July 2009 was the [...]
Antarctic Ice Shelf Disappears, Arctic Melting Rapidly
Posted on April 5, 2009 - Filed Under Climate, Environmental Problem, environment, environmental issue | Leave a Comment
One Antarctic ice shelf has completely disappeared and another has lost a chunk three times the size of Rhode Island, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report prepared in collaboration with British and German scientists.
The USGS study focuses on Antarctica, the Earth’s largest reservoir of glacial ice. It shows that Antarctica’s glaciers are melting [...]
Cigarette Butts Harm the Environment
Posted on April 1, 2009 - Filed Under Environmental Problem, environmental issue | Leave a Comment
When smokers toss away cigarette butts onto street pavements or out into the open landscape, do they know how much damage that can inflict onto the environment. Apart from harm to the environment, many minors tend to experiment with smoking on cigarette butts which makes it all the more important to dispose them away properly.
In [...]
Australia’s Unique Birds Slipping Away
Posted on March 2, 2009 - Filed Under Energy Home, Environmental Problem | Leave a Comment
A five-year report card on the state of Australia’s birds by Birds Australia shows many of the continent’s unique native species are in decline due to habitat loss, drought and introduced predators.Environment Minister Peter Garrett launched the report at Parliament House, saying, “The State of Australia’s Birds 2008 spells out clearly what is going on [...]
