by Admin | Oct 12, 2016 | Climate Change, Information
Methane is a greenhouse gas that, though it doesn’t stay in the atmosphere as long as carbon dioxide, actually traps heat more effectively. This means that it contributes more to global warming but for a shorter time. The amount of CO2, and the time it stays in the...
by Admin | Oct 10, 2016 | Climate Change, Information
New research indicates that ironically, as we stabilize carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and begin to reduce it, the carbon land sink—the CO2 stored in soil and plants—will decline. This comes from research by scientists in Germany and the United Kingdom, who have...
by Admin | Oct 7, 2016 | Conservation, Information
New Zealand is far enough south in the southern hemisphere that some of its islands are in subantarctic territory. These cold and windy islands get little light, particularly in the southern winter (which corresponds to the northern hemisphere’s summer), and what...
by Admin | Sep 26, 2016 | Climate Change, Information
The stratosphere is the layer of the atmosphere between about 10 and 30 miles above the surface of the Earth. Over the tropics, there is an event called the quasi-biennial oscillation, which scientists have been observing since the 1950s. This event is actually pretty...
by Admin | Sep 23, 2016 | Environmental hazards, Green Energy, Information
Nuclear power is always a contentious topic, with people on both sides adamant about the safety or danger of such power. Considering how much we have gained from nuclear power plants across the world, and how few notable accidents there have been, many are inclined to...
by Admin | Sep 19, 2016 | Climate Change, Information
Understanding climate change requires more than just looking at recorded data from the last 150 years. That data shows us that yes, the planet is warming and the climate is changing, but the more we understand about ancient climates and how the planet’s climate has...
