Monthly Archives: July 2011

Some Most Notable Science Fair Projects

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

Guest Post by Kaitlyn Cole While science fair projects still typically consist of paper mache volcanoes, LEGO robots, and crystals grown in a jar, many students these days are going above and beyond the staples, taking on projects that would … Continue reading →

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Surprising Patterns Found in Glacial Melting

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

During the last prolonged warm spell on Earth, the oceans were at least four meters — and possibly as much as 6.5 meters, or about 20 feet — higher than they are now. Where did all that extra water come … Continue reading →

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Doomsday Blogs

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

Guest Post by Melanie Slaugh When faced with a conversation about Doomsday people are either really scared or really skeptical.  I think I fall in the latter of the two choices.  There are a lot of people out there talking … Continue reading →

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Erosion to devour 3,000 hectares of land on riverbanks of Ganga,Jamuna and Padma this year in Bangladesh

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

Around 2,428 hectares of cultivable land and 413 hectares of settlement on the banks of Jamuna, Ganges and Padma rivers will disappear due to erosion this year.Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) and Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS) … Continue reading →

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Cleveland volcano in Alaska Could Erupt at Any Moment

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

The Alaska Volcano Observatory has issued an eruption advisory for the 5,676 foot-tall Cleveland Volcano, located on the uninhabited island of Chuginadak in the Aleutian chain about 940 miles southwest of Anchorage. The advisory was based on “thermal anomalies” detected … Continue reading →

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Animal Species Soon To Go Extinct

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

Guest Post by Anna Miller Some endangered species get all the attention. Polar bears, pandas, and Siberian tigers are hotshots in mainstream conservation campaigns and are featured in various commercials, complete with melodramatic music and emotional appeals. But there are … Continue reading →

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Drought and Forest Fire Prediction System Devised for Amazon

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

Researchers have devised a model to anticipate drought and forest fires in the Amazon rainforest. The research, which used precipitation records dating back to 1970 and hotspots tracked by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA satellites, finds a … Continue reading →

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Heat of The Earth:Where Does it Come From?

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

The earth is a heat engine. It remains geologically and biologically active, and evolves, because there are two great sources of energy. One source of energy is from the earth’s molten core (that drives the geology), and the second is … Continue reading →

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