Ocean Pollution
Sometimes I think the more important question is not what, if anything, will happen on December 21, 2012, but can our world last that long? Iran is increasingly a problem, Venezuela is joining the rush to power in our own hemisphere, and the latest ecological report about ocean pollution is not good to say the …
Breaking the Opec Chains
Worldwide demand for petroleum is increasing. Crude oil prices have topped $135 per barrel. Oil prices have been on a steady climb for a long time. Dwindling OPEC oil reserves and a weak dollar are driving petroleum prices to new heights.
The US government has made no serious efforts to …
Adaptation Mechanisms under the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol-Where lies the hope for developing countries
Adaptation Mechanism under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol ?Where lies the hope for developing countries? by AKINWANDE OLUWAGBEMIGA1
Still Time For A 2008 Ski Holiday!
Some predictions were for an awful 2008 ski season as 2007 showed a slowing down of the previous fast rate of tourism growth, but despite global warming the snows have returned for the 2008 season and ski resorts in America, Canada and across Europe have seen tourists numbers back to good levels.
The 2006-2007 ski …
Ski Holidays Look Cool For 2008
Many naysayers are predicting a slow ski season simply because of global warming and increasing fuel costs.
The 2006-2007 British ski market saw a three per cent increase despite challenging snow conditions and fuel prices. Three per cent may not sound like a large number, but the numbers are astounding. The 2005-2006 …
The End Times Are Now
First let me explain what is meant by the end times. The ‘end times’ is a reference to the end of time remaining before the lord Jesus returns to remove the christians (his believers and followers) out of the world before the 7 year tribulation starts.
Whenever normal every day life is threatened …
Renewable Energy is Here!
Can you make your own electricity & cut your utility bills by 85%? Yes! Now you can produce your own energy using solar energy and wind power. If you are interested in learning exactly how to generate power and reduce or even eliminate your utility bill than this is the perfect resource for you! …
Fires are Heating up the Atmosphere
It seems each week another natural disaster breaks out somewhere in the world. It seems the number of fires, floods, earthquakes and hurricanes are increasing. They also seem to be becoming more and more devastating. It would be reassuring to tell ourselves that things aren?t any different than they were twenty years …
Emerging Zoonoses and Its Management
Background:
In the past few years, emergent disease episodes have increased; nearly all have involved zoonotic or species-jumping infectious agents. Because there is no way to predict when or where the next important new zoonotic pathogen will emerge or what its ultimate importance might be, investigation at the first sign of emergence of a new …
Heat waves, Public health and mitigation
Heat waves, Public health and mitigation. Dr. Kedar Karki Global climate change is almost certain to increase the frequency and intensity of heat waves. Over the last fifty years we have seen an increase in heat wave events, an increase scientists believe is the result at least in part, of human activity. …