Environment – News Developments

Factors Contributing To Global Warming

March 11, 2011March 12, 2011 - by Adrian Fisher

Global warming is defined as rise in the average temperature of Earth, surface air and oceans. According to the studies conducted, it has been explained that the Earth’s temperature has risen by nearly 1 degree Fahrenheit in the last 100 years. It is one of the major environmental problems today. If this situation continues, then many adverse effects may take place on earth. Causes Of Global Warming: Global warming can be caused due to natural …

Chilean Earthquake In Coast Of Maule

April 2, 2010 - by bm2209

On 27th February 2010, Maule region of Chile was badly affected by an earthquake. Magnitude of 8.8 was measured in this earthquake. About half of the Maule region’s had been destroyed. As per the survey more than 750 people were killed and 1.5 million were displaced. This place was long known to be at high risk for earthquakes. This disaster killed many human lives and significantly increases the hunger, disease and other problem. Thousands of …

US And Canada Scientists Proposed To Limit Solar Energy

March 12, 2010April 29, 2010 - by bm2209

Canadian and US scientists chooses to block the sun in order to cool the earth and restrict global warming. They wish to continue research and field-testing on “geo-engineering” of the earth’s atmosphere to reduce danger of climate change quickly, from the scientists from the University of Calgary in Canada, and the University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University in the US. Studies on geo-engineering or solar radiation management (SRM) must be initiated collectively with government …