Coral reefs are in danger of getting extinct. The greedy man’s ever increasing hunger will one day bring death to the most beautiful oceanic organisms. It is estimated that about 60% of the world’s reefs are at risk due to destructive, human-related…
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Tsunamis is a Japanese word and pronounced as Soo-NAH-mee. It is a series of traveling ocean waves caused by an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption. More rarely, a tsunami can be generated by a giant meteor impact with the ocean….
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The study, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has validated through its research that the dust particles play a major part in the seasonal hurricane activity. The reports related the several major dust storms in June and July in the.
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For creating a self-sustaining eastern population of the endangered whooping cranes, after a deadly season at their Florida’s wintering grounds, more than 60 of the species are made to migrate back to their summer home in Wisconsin.
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A mix of high-seas drama, elegant underwater footage and conservation chic – Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart’s film ‘Sharkwater’ takes a bite out of the global shark fin industry, which is responsible for wiping the big fish from the seas.
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The home to several endangered species – the Congo National Park – may soon be turned into a ‘concrete jungle’ with hotels and casinos standing tall there. The Congo Republic has signed a deal allowing a U.S. developer to open up hotel and casinos…
A new study discovers a disappointing trail African forest elephants. These are the roads that now penetrate into the heart of Africa’s jungles. They make it easier for the ivory poachers to kill large numbers of forest elephants without much…
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Disappointing, despite all its efforts and huge economic investments, the carbon trading system of the EU is failing to deliver curbs, according to new figures. Compared to that during 2005, in the year 2006, the big polluters of Europe have pumped…
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Earthquakes and tsunamis visit very often these days. But when they visit, they devastate life. The earthquake that struck a small island near Solomon capital, Honiara brought with it a tsunami. The quake read 8.0 on the Richter scale- the strongest in…
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The memories of the nightmarish massive 2004 tsunami have once again tickled the unattained injuries of the minds of thousands of victims. It was when a magnitude 9 quake sent massive waves to slam into a dozen countries’ coastlines around the Indian…
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