It is since chemical contamination in the Santa Catalina Island has wiped out the iconic birds off the island several decades ago, this is for the third time, a bald eagle egg has hatched in the wild, according to conservation officials.
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We all know that deforestation have its effects on climate. But, on what does it depend? – It’s solely ‘location.’ The effectiveness of the tropical forests’ reducing of warming by absorbing carbon is confirmed recently, according to a new finding…
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The environmental icon of Florida — Florida manatee – is imperiled. It has suffered its most dismal year on record in 2006. The manatee had a population of about 3,200, but it decreased drastically with 416 dying out in 2006, making it the highest…
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The Los Angeles-based Amvac Chemical Corp. is making a booming business fueling a double-digit revenue growth by selling some of the world’s most dangerous pesticides.
In its unusual business practice, Amvac has bought the rights to older…
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An injunction has been blocking the lining of the All-American Canal in Imperial Valley — a project for providing water to arid San Diego County. But, it was on Friday, a federal court has eventually lifted the injunction to help California learn to.
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The tin mines of Bangka provide the raw material for the metal used in soft drink cans and solders coating and also for the computer chips. To meet the increasing demand for the metal, the miners have dug deep into the earth in search of the ore….
Indian Ocean was in news around 2 years back when the devastating Tsunami struck. Otherwise it is usually calm on natural disasters front. Volcanoes don’t strike here easily. Recently, a volcano on the Reunion Island was spewing out lava and ash for…
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To limit global warming after 2012, China – the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter – will be taking part in negotiations on a framework, as the daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Saturday.
Beijing, in a joint statement, will be expressing..
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A commercial fishing boat in Alaska has surprisingly hauled a century old a giant rockfish! The 44-inch, 60-pound female shortraker rockfish may have been one of the oldest creatures in Alaska.
The catcher-processor Kodiak Enterprise has caught the.
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Humans have been blamed for global warming for long, which in turn has been believed to be effecting natural changes in ocean currents. But, hurricane forecaster William Gray claims that it is not man, but increased activity of Atlantic hurricanes in…
Human-induced global warming not behind hurricane activity: Forecaster claims Read More »