The United Nations says climate change, pollution, deforestation and over hunting have led to a rapid rise in extinctions, threatening the richness of nature that underpins services such as clean air, water as well as food and health.
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Japanese Consumers Should Stop Eating Endangered Bluefin Tuna
In March the UN sponsored Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) rejected a ban on the international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, which had been strongly opposed by Japan.
Fireflies, Luminous Insects’ Population Declining?
Scientists concerned by reports from the public that they are seeing fewer of the luminous insects each summer have turned to a network of backyard volunteers spanning much of the nation to track their range and numbers.
Is Variation In Sun Activity Caused A Warming Earth Rather Than Green Gas Emission?
The heat and light of the sun waxes and wanes over a roughly 11 year period. Scientists had thought it warmed the earth more during peaks of activity, for example as measured by the number of spots visible in the sun’s atmosphere.
Climate Change Has Caused “Miracle Rice” Yield To Decline
A study conducted by the Manila based Institute showed that the yield of the IR8 rice variety also known as “miracle rice” had dropped to 7 tons per hectare from yields of 9.5 to 10.5 tons per hectare when it was first introduced.
Marine Experts Alarm By Widespread Coral Bleaching
Twelve years after the severe global bleaching of 1998, corals are once again showing signs of stress from rising water temperatures.
Typhoons Trigger Minor Tremors, Prevent Killer Quakes – Study
A joint research by Taiwan and the US, have noted that typhoons can trigger small earthquakes that help release seismic energy and prevent major quakes, the research was published in the British weekly science journal Nature.
The Strengthening Of La Niña Could Trigger More Hurricanes
La Niña is marked by a cooling of the tropical Pacific Ocean which is the opposite phase of the El Niño event, which is marked by unusually warm tropical water in the Pacific region.
Glaciers Has Enough Ice To Raise World Sea Levels
In a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, Greenland the second biggest ice sheet behind Antarctica serves as a new piece of puzzle that each one of us needs to understand.
Hawaii Sugar Growers Produce Biofuels
Hawaii has now become a key federal laboratory for biofuels because of its dependence on imported oil as well as its great weather for growing crops.