The world is warming and there appears to be no warming end in sight. Scientists across the globe have been studying the occurrence of global warming and the consequential impacts of such warming for years. Such research has giving us a plethora of information in order to make changes to slow warming. However, despite some [...]

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The Javan rhinoceros is one of the most critically endangered species on the planet. There are said to only be fifty remaining of the species in the wild, largely existing in Indonesia. The Javan rhino had been the most prolific of all five Asian rhinoceros species, however, it is now the most likely to become [...]

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Currently the oceans of the world absorb approximately thirty percent of the carbon dioxide emissions created by man. The oceans of the world also produce a large percentage of the oxygen required for life on this planet, a percentage around fifty percent. Many scientists are concerned that the current impact of global warming will cause [...]

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Desertification is becoming more prevalent across the globe for varying reasons. One of the largest contributing factors to desertification is global warming. Additional factors include deforestation and livestock grazing. One area suffering from encroaching desert is Africa as the Sahara Desert continues to grow yearly. Many African leaders are concerned regarding the encroaching Sahara Desert [...]

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Methane is a substance that is important to life on this planet for many reasons. Methane is also the main component of natural gas which is used for a variety of purposes, especially for heating homes. However, methane can also be destructive when in large quantities, as is the case in the current Gulf of [...]

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The ongoing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is growing each day. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has long ago surpassed the previous top oil disaster in the United States, the Exxon Valdez. With upwards of more than 100 million gallons of oil spreading throughout the Gulf of Mexico and moving towards other bodies of [...]

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The European Union is well on their way to meet their renewable energy goals for 2020. A large part of the plan for the EU reducing their reliance on fossil fuels is the switch to such renewable energies as wind and solar. Wind has been playing a prominent role in the EU for many years [...]

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In 2005, the United Nation’s published their Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. The report indicated that human activities were putting the planet at risk at not being able to sustain life. The report began negotiations into creating a group concerning the planet’s biodiversity, much like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for global warming.
In a recent UN [...]

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Global warming impacts are widespread and include melting glaciers and changing weather patterns. A group of researchers have taken to studying the impacts such melting of glaciers will have on food security. The study, which was recently published in the journal Science, focused on river basins in the Himalayan area.
The study focused on the following [...]

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While the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico rages on, other oil spills still occur on a daily basis. These spills range between very minor, such as a small leak in a pipe, to massive spills with gallons numbering in the thousands to millions. An oil spill recently occurred in Utah that was minimal [...]

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