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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008To all the dangers coral reefs have to fight with, like pollution and urbanism, a recent study of the European Commission adds another one: sunscreen lotions tourists use on the beach. And this is not a minor problem, as many would think, because there aren’t just two or three people using them.
Lost Tribe Discovered At Brazilian Border
Saturday, May 31st, 2008Shocking images of a lost village discovered at the Brazilian-Peruvian border display members of a lost tribe, with red and black painted bodies, aiming their bows at the helicopter that took the pictures. The National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) from Brazil stated they had known of the tribe of over 20 years, but they published the [...]
The Ozone Healing Might Cause Antarctic Warming
Monday, May 5th, 2008The ozone hole over the Antarctica is currently being “treated” with ozone-depleting substances which are used in refrigerators and aerosol cans. We should be very happy that the ozone blanket will protect us once again, but a recent research of the University of Colorado at Boulder, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and NASA Goddard [...]
Huge Ice Shelf Is A Few Days Away From Collapsing
Friday, April 11th, 2008According to the British Antarctic Survey, the Wilkins Ice Shelf is disintegrating, as an iceberg seven times the size of Manhattan is breaking away from it. Professor David Vaughan of the BAS said that ‘the ice shelf is hanging by a thread’, as there is just a portion less than 4 miles long that keeps [...]
Black Carbon Emerges As A Much Bigger Enemy
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008US researchers discovered that soot produced by burning wood, coal, diesel, and dung causes even more damage to the environment than we previously thought. The so-called ‘black carbon’ may be three to four times greater than most estimates, and that would be almost 60% of the current warming effect of carbon dioxide, becoming an [...]
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