AFP – Climate change will have an overwhelmingly negative impact on health with possibly one billion more people at risk from dengue fever within 80 years, an expert said Tuesday.
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AFP – Global warming and changes to the Pacific ecosystem could be limiting the recovery of the Pacific gray whale and suggest permanent damage done by overfishing, scientists said in a new study Monday.
Gray whale recovery limited by Pacific ecosystem damage: study (AFP)
Just when you think it can’t possibly get any worse—well, it does. The Greenland ice cap is apparently melting so quickly that it is triggering earthquakes, as pieces of ice several cubic kilometers in size break off.
Melting Ice Cap Triggering Earthquakes, Endangering Wildlife
Want to protect your own corner of the planet? Check out some more examples, learn how to create your own layer and be sure to let us know what you come up with…
See the full story at Google’s LatLong Blog: Greener maps
Two of the many Examples:
Earth Outreach Showcase: Environment & Science
WWF Conservation Projects
The World Wildlife Fund is active in over 100 countries around the… Learn more
Real-time Ocean Data
Jeremy Cothran from Seacoos (South East U.S. Atlantic Coastal Ocean… Learn more
AP – Only a third of the world’s polar bears may be left within 50 years because of thinning sea ice from global warming in the Arctic, the U.S. Geological Survey said Friday.
This one is a little off… But growing your own vegetables and herbs definitely saves the environment (if done right), check this out…
Park Slope Now Has Mobile Greenhouses (via Curbed: NY)
I believe it’s about time to create a Vegetarian based Category, so please check it out… I’ll change previous posts to be included…
1. Be Specific.
2. Be Positive.
Read everything at: 10 Survival Tips & Tactics for Eating Veg in a Non-Veg World
