NASA’s Latest Hit: Ice Show from Space
If you don’t know what causes the seasons, you’re not alone: a mini-documentary made in the 1980’s showed that lots of Harvard grads don’t, either. For the record, the reason is that Earth’s spin axis is slightly tilted. In the months surrounding June, the Northern Hemisphere leans toward the Sun. There’s more sunlight, days are longer, and the … Read More
Image of the Day: Gray Days in China Raise Concern
A worker walks among intense pollution in a Chinese coking factory. With China, a developing country, now the second biggest carbon emitter in the world, many nations question the old divisions between developed and developing countries that establish who should lead the fight against climate change. According to The Guardian, with negotiations … Read More
Image of the Day: Koalas Listed as Threatened Species
According to The Guardian, koala populations were hunted to near extinction for their fur in parts of Australia. But another problem is the koalas limited supply of eucalyptus, which gets cleared for urban development and the remaining eucalyptus’ nutritional value has be tainted by increased CO2 in the atmosphere, which led the IUCN to list the ko… Read More
Image of the Day: Low Water Flow Triggers Avian Cholera
More than 10,000 migrating birds in the U.S. have died from an outbreak of avian cholera caused by reduced water flowing through marshlands of Oregon and California, according to federal wildlife officials. The drier conditions force the birds to gather in smaller areas and those crowded conditions help spread the disease. Avian cholera appears in… Read More
Colbert & Tenuous Ties of Climate Change & Immigration
Sometimes, you've just got to watch the video to believe. Stephen Colbert fills in the tenuous tie of climate change and immigration. … Read More
Image of the Day: ‘Come See Glaciers Before They Melt’
Greenland has been taking center stage in the talks about climate change, with its ice caps and glaciers melting at a rapid pace. And while the conversation is troubling, the attention has proved to be a good thing for Greenland as its tourism is booming… Read More
42 Years Later, Do We Suffer Green Fatigue on Earth Day?
I don’t remember all that much about the very first Earth Day, which happened 42 years ago, on April 22, 1970. I was a junior in high school at the time, and my youthful outrage, such as it was, was focused more on ending the Vietnam War than on saving the environment. Just 10 days later, Richard Nixon would push the Vietnam protests over the top … Read More
Image of the Day: England Drought Sparks Warning
. "A longer term drought, lasting until Christmas and perhaps beyond, now looks more likely, and we are working with businesses, farmers and water companies to plan ahead to meet the challenges of a continued drought," said Trevor Bishop, head of water resources at the Environment Agency. The drought is so extensive that other parts of England coul… Read More
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