Naming the Gorillas
Well it’s not that common in anywhere else as the gorillas are only common in
Category Archives: Environment
Shrinking Arctic sea ice
In 2007 Arctic sea ice shrank to 30% below the average line, which could be the reason of more than 2°C rise of autumn temperature than usual over the land. As the rapid loss of ice severely affects the inland temperature, it will possibly thaw the permafrost (the frozen soil).
No fear from Tigers, but fear to lose them forever
Tigers are obviously terrifying if you meet one in the forest. You will lose your life and the tiger will get its meal. So what are you thinking?
Danger!!
The abandoned Chaiten town
Chaiten town lying at the foot of the volcano that erupted early May after thousands of years, is now wrecked completely and abandoned by its inhabitants. This is one of the most modern day examples of volcanic devastation. Do you recall the TV serial ‘The Last Days of Pompeii’. The prosperous Roman city ‘
Killing ‘sense of smell’
While the country folk can detect contaminant in food (that makes bad smell) in lower levels, city dwellers are even more resistant. The 20 Million inhabitants of the
Small-scale renewables
What if one in every five buildings in
Fighting ‘Global Warming’ but not the wrong way
Global atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration has increased from a pre-industrial value of about 280 ppm to 379 ppm in 2005. CO2 is a greenhouse gas. It traps the sun rays in the atmosphere that should in other way reflect back to the space. But as the rays are trapped, the atmospheric temperature increases – ‘global warming’.
‘Amazon’ – an ever thrilling forest
Recent discovery of some Amazon Indian tribes who were thought to have been ‘lost’ raises hope, and urges responsibility from the civilized world to carry on. The discovery thrilled the world last week.