Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Coral Reefs worth saving
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131217155223.htm
The study about the Coral Reefs were held from 1999 to 2012. They have established the article in the November online issue called Public Library of Science. The scientists, Frazer and Jacoby studied reefs around Little Cayman Island, an area that is known for its healthy reefs. According to the Caribbean researchers has stated that the damaged reefs can recover. For 13 years of researching and studying Jacoby and Frazer had indicated that the reefs where it is located in the warm ocean temperatures, it led to bleaching and infectious diseases that reduce live coral cover by more than 40% between 1999-2004. The reef at the island is protected. Even the well protected one are suffering from the damage that human had done to them. Overfishing, runoff, coral mining, tourism, and coastal development are the treats to the coral reef. The researchers believed that if humans pay more attention to protecting them then it will also help the organisms that live in the coral reefs.
The study about the Coral Reefs were held from 1999 to 2012. They have established the article in the November online issue called Public Library of Science. The scientists, Frazer and Jacoby studied reefs around Little Cayman Island, an area that is known for its healthy reefs. According to the Caribbean researchers has stated that the damaged reefs can recover. For 13 years of researching and studying Jacoby and Frazer had indicated that the reefs where it is located in the warm ocean temperatures, it led to bleaching and infectious diseases that reduce live coral cover by more than 40% between 1999-2004. The reef at the island is protected. Even the well protected one are suffering from the damage that human had done to them. Overfishing, runoff, coral mining, tourism, and coastal development are the treats to the coral reef. The researchers believed that if humans pay more attention to protecting them then it will also help the organisms that live in the coral reefs.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Population Growth Increases Climate Fear
http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Population-growth-increases-climate-fear-4781833.php
The world population has reached over the earth carrying capacity. According to scientists at Standford University have warned that the Earth is reaching a tipping point. Due to all the technology and the way human genetically modified food, population are increasing all around. Humans are destroying the ecological life-support system and according to the Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere at Stanford, children today when they reach middle age, the life-support system on earth will be damaged. An example of the reaching over the carrying capacity, the state of California. California is one of the most populated state in the world, one out of ten. There are many trash washing up on the coast, 157 endangered species, looming water shortages, 8/10 most air polluted cities in the country. The population of California is 38 million people which increased up 10 % in a decade. Population are doubling from the explosive birthrates growth. The government is creating a policies to encourage child-bearing.
The world population has reached over the earth carrying capacity. According to scientists at Standford University have warned that the Earth is reaching a tipping point. Due to all the technology and the way human genetically modified food, population are increasing all around. Humans are destroying the ecological life-support system and according to the Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere at Stanford, children today when they reach middle age, the life-support system on earth will be damaged. An example of the reaching over the carrying capacity, the state of California. California is one of the most populated state in the world, one out of ten. There are many trash washing up on the coast, 157 endangered species, looming water shortages, 8/10 most air polluted cities in the country. The population of California is 38 million people which increased up 10 % in a decade. Population are doubling from the explosive birthrates growth. The government is creating a policies to encourage child-bearing.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Bite-Size War
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/30/us/in-florida-the-front-lines-of-a-war-with-mosquitoes.html?ref=pesticides&_r=0
Down in Florida, mosquitoes have always been huge problem. It leads to killed, sickened, bedeviled, annoyed, and outwitted many residents and visitors. In Florida, the place has warm weather with many swamps and marshland. Now, the bats abandoned the tower in Sugarloaf Key leaving the problems to the local people to take care of the mosquitoes. Dengue fever had became a problem in July of 2013. 20 people developed the disease. Locals in Florida are worried because these same flu was carried by the mosquitoes and it had occurred in 2009 out west. To find where these mosquitoes lay, it must be in small area that contain water. The locals tell everyone to get rid of any water that is expose to the environment in order to not let the mosquitoes reproduce. The use of DDT was banned in 1972 because back then they had drop large amount of DDT to kill the mosquitoes that live in the area. Michael Doyle, Florida Keys Mosquito Control District's executive director, stated it is harder to kill the adult mosquito due to that they are becoming stronger and resistant to the pesticide. Keys have been spraying pesticides into the car to let it float into small area where water are located to kill the larvae of the dengue fever.
Down in Florida, mosquitoes have always been huge problem. It leads to killed, sickened, bedeviled, annoyed, and outwitted many residents and visitors. In Florida, the place has warm weather with many swamps and marshland. Now, the bats abandoned the tower in Sugarloaf Key leaving the problems to the local people to take care of the mosquitoes. Dengue fever had became a problem in July of 2013. 20 people developed the disease. Locals in Florida are worried because these same flu was carried by the mosquitoes and it had occurred in 2009 out west. To find where these mosquitoes lay, it must be in small area that contain water. The locals tell everyone to get rid of any water that is expose to the environment in order to not let the mosquitoes reproduce. The use of DDT was banned in 1972 because back then they had drop large amount of DDT to kill the mosquitoes that live in the area. Michael Doyle, Florida Keys Mosquito Control District's executive director, stated it is harder to kill the adult mosquito due to that they are becoming stronger and resistant to the pesticide. Keys have been spraying pesticides into the car to let it float into small area where water are located to kill the larvae of the dengue fever.
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