The Great Barrier Reef will be so degraded by warming waters that it will be unrecognisable within 20 years, said Charlie Veron, former chief scientist of the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
Great Barrier Reef will be gone in 20 years, says Charlie Veron - Times Online
7.08.2009
7.02.2009
Nat Geo presents: The Vampire Fish
The National Geographic joins conservation biologist Zeb Hogan in the Amazon on a mission to track down and study the infamous Payara, or "vampire fish." The Payara uses its two long fangs, which protrude from its lower jaw, to immobilize its prey.
Hooked Series on the National Geographic
Hooked Series on the National Geographic
6.24.2009
World’s 10 Most Polluted Cities
The Blacksmith Institute's second annual list of most polluted cities (mostly in the developing world):
Linfen, China
Tianying, China
Sukinda, India
Vapi, India
La Oroya, Peru
Dzerzhinsk, Russia
Norilsk, Russia
Chernobyl, Ukraine
Sumgayit, Azerbaijan
Kabwe, Zambia
The Institute is a New York-based environmental NGO.
Source: article from Time.com
Swiss glaciers melting faster than ever before
A study by the Swiss University ETH shows that Switzerland's glaciers shrank by 12 percent over the past decade, melting at their fastest rate due to rising temperatures and lighter snowfalls, showed Monday.
Detailed measurement of the glacier mass balance by the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network
Reuters report here.
Detailed measurement of the glacier mass balance by the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network
Reuters report here.
6.16.2009
6.10.2009
5.29.2009
Be a Green Explorer
WWF has teamed up with Nokia to provide tips and advice on how to travel clean and live green. On the Nokia's Green Explorer website everyone can share ideas and experiences, get practical information about the destination of choice, learn about WWF projects in the field and find green spots to visit.
Nokia users can even download the world's first CO2 emission offsetting tool for their mobile.
Nokia users can even download the world's first CO2 emission offsetting tool for their mobile.
5.25.2009
World Environment Day (WED) 2009
World Environment Day (WED) was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.
Commemorated yearly on 5 June, WED is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.
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