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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought Special
Today, on the UN World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, we want to take a look at the causes of desertification and its effects. Dust storms, for example, affect most regions of the earth, causing more than just economic damage. Desertification and drought is a far reaching, large-scale problem that will require simple, small-scale solutions sooner rather than later. Let’s see what we can do.
Continue reading...Can Bacteria End Drought?
Monday, March 17, 2008
I was one of the unenlightened people that thought we knew how rain works. Thunderstorms over Brazil, captured by the space shuttle Challenger in 1984 I assumed that rain was essentially the result of water vapor condensing in clouds and falling to earth. I never once considered [...]
Continue reading...James Lovelock Says Live It Up: We’ve Got “20 years before it hits the fan”
Sunday, March 2, 2008
This is a follow-up to my previous post, “If You Knew the World Would End in the Near Future, What Would You Do?” Smile, this guy says we’re all screwed! It’s not the way I wanted to start my Saturday, reading that James Lovelock, the author of the [...]
Continue reading...If You Knew the World Would End in the Near Future, What Would You Do?
Friday, February 29, 2008
It’s a new take on the age-old question that takes the form, “If you could do something without getting caught, would you?” A retreating ice shelf in Greenland. Photo by John Rudolph Usually, the ’something’ involves having an affair, stealing a large amount of money, or even killing [...]
Continue reading...God Smiles on Stoners, Eases Drought in Kentucky
Friday, February 29, 2008
For those of you who remember hearing about how the drought affecting the Southeast United States was bad for marijuana production last summer– or maybe you just, ahem, noticed– there’s been some fine developments for our very mellowed-out friends. Many Phish fans are alleged to have smoked marijuana. [...]
Continue reading...Drought Resistant Plants Could Fight Global Warming and World Hunger
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Genetically modified plants are extremely unpopular in certain circles. Peanut plants dying during a drought. Image from APS There are a variety of reasons for this, from fear of potential negative health effects to anger at the Monsanto corporation’s business policies with the patented seeds. But there are other [...]
Continue reading...Mayor of Chattanooga Pays Tribute in Attempt to Stave off Siege
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
The face-off between Georgia and Tennessee over the Tennessee River and Nickajack Lake is growing more similar to the fashion in which the Persians and Spartans bantered in “300″ every day. Steele pays tribute to Egyptian god Ra. Millennia later the mayor of Chattanooga mocks Georgia [...]
Continue reading...Georgia to Invade Tennessee Over Water
Thursday, February 21, 2008
I don’t know how many of you knew this, but the City of Atlanta has been subject to what has politely been called an “extreme” drought recently. This has occasionally been comical, such as when the University of Georgia essentially asked 90,000 attendees of its homecoming football game [...]
Continue reading...Las Vegas Could Run Dry by 2021
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
If current climate trends continue and water usage is not cut back, Las Vegas’ largest water source could be completely dry within 13 years. Lake Mead is the largest man-made lake or reservoir in the U.S., and is formed by the waters of the Colorado River held back [...]
Continue reading...Water Park Planned For Drought Hit Desert
Friday, November 23, 2007
Phoenix, Arizona has had over 11 years of drought. Water levels in and around the city are close to record lows. Clearly, the city needs a water park. Residents of the nearby city of Mesa certainly seem to think so. They recently passed a resolution supporting
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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