Glaciers is mass of ice which moves over land and it can be found where snow and ice were accumulated for years. Glaciers is considered as largest reservoir of fresh water on earth but is second largest to the total water on the earth. Glaciers can be categorized into two which are alpine glaciers and continental ice sheets. Alpine glaciers can be found on mountains and continental ice sheets is found mainly on large area such as Antartica and Greenland. When snow and ice accumulation exceeds ablation, glaciers will form. When it thickens and from the combination of surface slope and with snow, ice overlying pressure, the glaciers will reach a point and began to move. Through 1940s,it is known that the earth's glaciers have retreated since 1850 and it resulting in mass balance loss during 1985. The information can be found from this article http://www.grid.unep.ch/activities/global_change/switzerland.php & http://www.nichols.edu/departments/Glacier/glacier_retreat.htm. In order for glacier to survive, amount of precipitation in form of snowfall, avalanches or freezing rain is very important. Reasons that contributes to glaciers melting are such as from temperature increased, evaporations and wind scouring in response with the climate.
Glaciers melting effects to the environment:
severe damages to villages & death
floods
increased water level
leading to freshwater shortages
reduces agricultural output (dry land)
animals habitat loss
destroyed coral reefs (sunlight cannot reach corals & reduce the quality, aquatics animal which depended on coral would not survive)
Glaciers melting does not only affect one part of the planet, but also gives huge impact to the entire world. Every part of the earth felt the effects of glaciers' melting and plus the melting process was accelerated by global warming. Since we can't stop glaciers melting, let us together find ways to reduce global warming and this will hopefully slow down the melting process.
Hi everyone, when glance through the internet I come across the above picture, which show the “green” lamp. Actually what its really mean for and why our government wanted to change all the bulb to energy efficient bulb by 2014? According to The Star news online (18 March, 2010) they have mentioned that by implementing this we can reduce the Carbon emission about 40% by 2020 at the same time the consumer also can save their money. How this works???
An online article on BBC News (3 February, 2006) “Light bulbs: Not such a bright idea”, is a write up about the use of Energy Efficient Light Bulbs. The author has supported the fact that shifting to Energy Efficient bulbs do help for climate change problems. This kind of action should be legalized in order to make the residents to practice. The government also can post tax on the bulbs according to its energy use. This is a good idea. By Legislation and tax, we may change the practice of our population and their attitude towards safe environment.
Not only light bulb need to be changed to reduce CO2 emission and safe energy. Unnecessary use of electrical appliances as such TV, Radio, Fan, Air conditioner, Refrigerator and Heater also can increase the energy use at home. Government should start to emphasis on the above mentioned items too. A lot of us not really understand what is “Energy Saving”, but money saving they understand well. So, we can use money saving concept to safe energy.
While doing research for another paper, I stumbled across this article in the web. I think it’s an enlitening article that provides an inside to the two things we know but doesn’t always link together: environmental monitoring and conservation, as well as Google Earth.
When somebody mention Google Earth, the picture of our house from space comes to mind (Admit it, the first thing you usually look up is your house) or a map overlayed onto the satellite imagery. Now, instead of googling your house, why not look at the world instead. That was what this article was about.
But first, a bit of a crash course. Remote sensing is the observation of an object, surface or phenomenon from a distance without actually being in contact with it. It is based on the principle that objects reflect or emit radiations in different wavelengths and intensities depending on specific conditions. Devices that are sensitive to electromagnetic energy - such as light, heat and radio waves (from the target object) - capture the electromagnetic wave and information of the target can be obtained by studying energy interactions and providing information in the form of digital mapping (using imaging systems). Most scientists prefer to use this tool as it offers wide regional coverage, enables continuous acquisition of data as well as it helps to receive up-to-date information.
Although that is the fact, the data is difficult to get a hold of and it is difficult to process. Not to mentioned the initial price of the satellite imagery as well as the processing software. Because of this, it is beyond the reach of smaller, more independent monitoring and conservation organization.
Enter Google Earth.
Introduced in 2005, Google Earth — which can be downloaded for free — aggregates and organizes satellite imagery, aerial photography, and 3-D global information system data from a range of sources and presents it in a format that is easily accessible to the general public. Primarily used for vigilance, it is one of the key elements in aiding several monitoring of deforestation area in several locations such as Amazon, Congo and Indonesia. Especially in Brazil – which has one of the most sophisticated systems for tracing deforestation – it uses satellite monitoring to monitor forest fires in almost real time to protect the forest from further deforestation, which will ultimately lead to the climate change.
Another application that caught my eyes was the discovery of a rich pocket of biodiversity in a remote highland forest in Mozambique. The findings itself was monumental as it lead to the discovery of 200 types of butterfly, plant species and other animals and insects. What surprises me even more was the fact that the preliminary findings of the location was through an application I have installed in my own computer but never taken the time to explore – Google Earth.
Other than that, it can also track the clear water of the river and monitor it against negative impact of the hydroelectric projects; help indigenous people in the Amazon protect their land; and alert citizens and government officials that boats are illegally fishing off the Canary Islands.
So, thoughts anyone? Do you think this application has the potential in aiding the general monitoring and conservation of the environment?
Wood liquid friend of the environment instead of plastic
Plastic may be one of the greatest innovations in the twentieth century, but scientists believe that the German invention of the new "liquid wood" May be a useful alternative because it is free of chemicals and the possibility of benefit from it even in making things like children's toys, because of his friendship for the environment.
Despite the many benefits of plastics in our modern life, but it has many negative because it is not biodegradable and contain the carcinogenic substances and toxins may cause illness fatal, except for it is derived from petroleum, which is a source other than a renewed determination running out, and the rising prices of crude oil will lead to a commensurate increase in oil prices.
The team of German scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemistry and Technology in Pfnzatal near Carlsohi the invention of the article "Orburform" or "wood liquid", which decompose like wood in the water, they say that there is no need to cut any tree in order to obtain this article, a composed of lignin, a substance wood pulp.
They said scientists "we know his presence in large numbers and the possibility of many uses" and that may obviate the use of millions of barrels of oil for the manufacture of plastics, and "our use of the substance (lignin) may be we can replace a quarter of the world's output of plastic". They identified that they could reduce the amount of sulfur in the article Orburform by 90% and this is what makes a product safe to use daily. The footwear maker Sergio Rossi finally revealed that they use this article, ie, "Orboform", or wood liquid "for the manufacture of women's shoes because they are" environmentally friendly. Officials said the "It's great to find something nice and friendly to the environment."
Britain is providing "green loans" to encourage environmentally friendly building .
The British government launched a plan to provide so-called "green loans", which loans money to fund the redesign of houses to make them more environmentally friendly and consume less energy and drain on natural resources.
Comes this type of loan after it spread in the UK homes and green buildings, which are those of housing, environmentally friendly and compatible with the requirements of energy saving and preserving the surrounding environment, but these loans remains unique of its kind in the world as it has never fired any State of this kind of loans. Featuring large windows wrapping green houses and scattered throughout the house, to allow access to a sufficient amount of air and sun into the house, either the roof of the house, it must be high to store a greater amount of air to cool the house and thus reduces energy consumption.
Must also take into account the presence of condoms in the walls so as not to heat up or cool to within the home. It also houses the green colors reflect heat and uses the material has been re-Tdorha to reduce the damage to the environment.
As for the loan residential green, it is a turn in economic terms and conditions of the environment home green, the more enabling the homeowner to provide energy and showed a reduction in the bills, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, he succeeded in overcoming barriers to the cost of installation and the transfer of his normal to the house of a friend of the environment and reduces the cost of electric bills worth 380 pounds a year.
The British Government looks through the green plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from households increased by 29% by 2020, and if the material encouraging citizens to convert their homes into green homes, it would also provide 65 thousand jobs by the next decade. Despite the dark economic picture experienced by the British economy is that the next decade that seems to have caused the green, as they will be installing a green six million homes by 2015, aimed at the government in 2020 to provide financial support to seven million homes to upgrade its standards on the environment
WORK Environment is the place we live in. In short, home to the factory and those established as well as the atmosphere that surrounds us and to live in security and safety we should be a degree of environmental awareness and guided so as not to lose that concept is lost in the air and enter into a spiral with pollution and its effects ..We come on the subject of the work environment and this topic was very important for all being very important for the psychological comfort and physical and moral ..Given the climate of work is very beautiful when dominated by harmony, love and cooperation to do good ..The working atmosphere is very nice when we smile in the face of others and Nsafha peaceful, how's it going? ..The working atmosphere is very nice when watching every person Lord and faithful in his discourse with his colleagues at work ..Creative work environment when that person does not interfere in the work of others or criticizing him for just to talk only ..
“The working atmosphere is very nice when they play charity charity ..
“ The working atmosphere is very nice when it raises morale and give incentives for staff bonuses ..
“The working atmosphere is very nice when Bzkrellh Almighty and not to utter verbally abusive to anyone who was ..
“The working atmosphere is very nice away from backbiting and gossip ..
“The working atmosphere is very nice when the president to continue Bmrwsih ..
“The working atmosphere is very nice when we believe in good people ..
The working atmosphere is very nice when we forgive each other is at fault ..
Ramble some of the things mentioned when we lack itWork environment is very, very bad and not contaminated with dust and dust, but the moral corruption Nmgueth and demand a good work environment is not for drinking but also to work ..Long as you in the care of Rahman ..
LINK BETWEEN THE USE OF CHLORINE IN SWIMMING POOLS AND ASTHMA IN CHLORINE Researchers have warned that the use of chlorine to disinfect water in swimming pools can be covered behind the increase in asthma among children, and reached a new study that there was a relationship between the use of covered swimming pools on a regular basis and the destruction of barriers that protect the cells of the lungs, not less damage to the lungs Children most commonly used for swimming pools on the harmful effects of smoking.The researchers said their findings raise questions about whether to use the disinfectant is chlorine in the future when chlorine reacts with organic matter such as urine or sweat can lead to the production of secondary materials such as third-nitrogen chloride which is characterized by its impact strong irritant of the cells. The researchers participating in the The study led by Dr. Alfred Bernard of the Catholic University of Leuven in Brussels, measured levels of lung proteins that relate to damage caused to cells in the blood of 226 primary school students. The team also participated in the study, published in the journal «Occupational and Environmental Medicine» analysis of blood samples 16 children aged five to 14 years and 13 adults between the ages of 26 and 47 years before and after disembarking the swimming pool to see how quickly the influence of a third nitrogen chloride cells. Finally, researchers studied the prevalence of asthma among children, using the data from a study that included about 000 , 2 children aged seven to 14 years conducted between 1996 and 1999, the study found that emission of swimming pools on a regular basis a close relationship to the destruction of tissues of the respiratory system is the cellular barriers that protect the lungs from the inside. http://swimming.about.com/od/allergyandasthma/a/cl_pool_problem_3.htm
