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Arctic Ice May Melt Completely Within Ten Years. By:-Ruca Martin
There are worrying reports that the Arctic sea ice is melting at a faster rate than last year, despite the colder weather Information from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) shows that the year began with ice covering a larger area than at the beginning of 2007
Rainforest is Back on the Hit List By:-Ruca Martin
After the increase in global awareness about the dwindling Brazilian rainforest in recent years, it seems worrying that there is once again concern over its destruction after official government data emerged recently stating that deforestation has risen by 64 percent in the last twelve months This sudden increase in deforestation can be attributed to loggers and soy farmers pushing ever further into the Amazon jungle and the recent high commodity prices
Global Studies on Climate Change By:-Ruca Martin
Climate change is an issue that is currently alarming scientists The factors affecting global changes are carefully studied by famous scientists around the globe
International Wool Trade Shifts to Organic By:-Ruca Martin
Uruguay, which has a wool industry worth some $360 million and keeps around 60,000 people employed, is shifting the way it produces sheep hair in the attempts to counteract falling production levels, with a new focus on organic production methods Tough the government ministry has said that this year's shear, which begins this week, should bring in around 42 million kilos of wool, there have been warnings from both farmers and those inside the textile industry that rising costs, poor exchange rates, primarily against the weakened dollar, and exacting tax rebate system were all at risk of lowering production levels
Kyoto Protocol and What it Means By:-Ruca Martin
The UN member countries in a convention held on climate change in Japan, in 1997, agreed to a treaty for controlling the emissions It was named the ‘Kyoto Protocol’ from the name of the place where it was signed
Global Warming Can Not Melt the Polar Ice Caps From Below By:-Ruca Martin
The Earth is being heated by the Sun every day Almost 174,000 Terawatts of energy hits the Earth
Turkey to Northern Cyprus Water Pipeline by 2012 By:-Ruca Martin
A Multi-million-dollar undersea pipeline designed to bring water to North Cyprus from Turkey could be up and running by 2012
As there has been a period of water shortage, President Demetris Christofias, the internationally-recognised Greek Cypriot leader, is presently trying to supply the southern part of the divided island through tankers bringing water from Greece
From Rags To Riches- Being Aware Of The World Around You By:-Patrick Omari
Human beings have become their own worst enemy and the prospect of ever living in a world where everyone is equal seems unfathomable. Nevertheless, it is vital that we are aware of what is happening in the world around us and continuously strive for change.
How the E.U Plans to Combat Global Warming By:-Ruca Martin
Climate change and global warming - indeed, how to control them - are becoming more central to politics with every new development Sustainable energy is the method of our times, and government's across the globe are under pressure - from each other, from environmental groups, and from individuals - to implement genuine and successful 'green' policy
The Solar Decathlon - Giving Solar Power a Makeover By:-Ruca Martin
In the Autumn of next year, the third 'Solar Decathlon' will take place in Washington, DC
There's Nothing Like Good Neighbours By:-Ruca Martin
And if the case of the recent discovery of the body of a 70-year-old man in his apartment in the town of Aix-les-Bains in southeastern France is anything to go by, he had anything but "good neighbours"
While there's nothing too unusual perhaps in the report of an elderly person's death going unnoticed, especially when he or she lives alone, there must be more than a little cause for concern in cases such as this one
How Could Parents Forget? By:-Ruca Martin
It's a question that has preoccupied many here in France over the past month, and sadly made the headlines far too often It's also one to which it's difficult to provide an answer
Edgar Mitchell’s Roswell Revelations and Pentagon Briefing By:-Ruca Martin
When former Astronaut Edgar Mitchell recently told the world that he had been briefed on Aliens and UFOs by the US
French Power EDF Ready to Take Over British Energy By:-Ruca Martin
After the nuclear power company British Energy announced that it was thinking about takeover approaches earlier this year, and then subsequently held talks and meetings with EDF of France, EON and RWE of Germany, and Iberdrola of Spain
The Needles UFO Crash: What Really Happened? By:-Ruca Martin
On May 14, 2008, an oval object with a turquoise glow fell out of the sky around three o’clock in the morning and crashed west of the Colorado River near Needles, California The crash was almost immediately followed by the appearance of unmarked vehicles with government license plates manned by non-uniformed personnel, a small fleet of transport aircrafts and helicopters including a sky crane which later removed the object
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