ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

How Trees Affect the Weather

Biologists from the University of Utah including William Anderegg, Anna Trugman, and David Bowling have led new research and discovered that some trees and plants are prolific spendthrifts in drought conditions, "spending" precious soil water to cool themselves and, in the process, making droughts more intense. The researchers published their findings in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Monarch Butterflies In Captivity May Never Migrate

The Monarch Butterflies of North America remains to be one of the most iconic species of butterflies, but new research shows that those grown in captivity may never learn to migrate.

Ozone Depletion: Things Could Have Been Worse

A regular assessment is conducted of the effects of the Montreal Protocol in place given how bleak of the world's future might have been if nothing was done to prevent the depletion of the ozone layer. However, even with all the work done, Lives have been taken due to the ultraviolet light that is getting through the Earth's atmosphere and flooding the planet. However, the number of people who died pale in comparison to the impending disaster if nothing was done to address the concerns.

Coal Power Subsidies Tripled Despite Climate Warnings

Given the pledge to commit to reducing carbon emissions to help save the Earth from further destruction, it seems the members of the G20 countries have overlooked the fact that coal-fired power plants are major contributors to the global warming problem.

Plastic Mailers For Recycling: How Is it Possible?

When people sort through their daily mail, they are more likely to find some junk in there somewhere. From a sales letter from an unknown company down to unnecessary materials in product packaging. Luckily, all these unwanted plastic items that people have can be recycled. After all, most mailers are composed of #2 high-density polyethylene if not the #4 low-density plastic polyethylene.

These Rocks seem like they may Topple at Any Moment. They Hold 1000 Years of Earthquake Secrets

Stacks of dead balanced giant rocks in Israel's Negev seem to defy gravity, however, a decent shake may send them tumbling. So, researchers are examining them to find out regarding earthquakes that have smitten this region over the past millennium. By evaluating the age and stability of the rocks, researchers have determined that the biggest earthquake that smitten the faults underlying the desert over the past one,300 years was possible not that huge - no bigger than a magnitude five.

Giant Plastic Trap Set Up In the Great Pacific Again

A floating device that has been specifically to catch all plastic waste floating in the ocean has been deployed in the Great Pacific. Now, it is out there again in an attempt to clean up what looks like a huge island of plastic garbage swirling between the islands of Hawaii and California.

Freshwater Reservoir Discovered Beneath The Ocean

Geologists have discovered a giant reservoir of freshwater underneath the North Atlantic ocean. While the size of this cache was rather surprising, researchers say that it shouldn't be unexpected. It was in the 1970s when first signals of the freshwater reservoir was noticed but it was not until recently that people suspected it to be a rather big one. It is trapped in porous rock that is suspected to run the entire length of the North-East side of the US.
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