Let Us Learn Giving From Mother Earth
Earth the great giver. What can we learn from the Earth? The world celebrates earth day in different ways. In the United States of America, it is observed on the 22nd April, while the international earth day is celebrated on the day of Vernal Equinox . The day is observed to make all of... More...
The Joy Of - Look Up at the Sky Day
This fun day is observed on 12th or 14th of April. I wonder if anyone knows about the origin of this day. But the idea is beautiful and one must admire the imagination of whoever thought of this day. What are we supposed to do on this day? Look at the sky! As I write this article, I am... More...
Hurricane Aftermath Health & Safety Tips
With the record-setting hurricane season of 2005, it is never too soon to begin preparing for the 2006 season, which has been predicted to have an above average number of hurricanes. EHA has over 25 years of experience with mold related matters and can assist you with assessment of the... More...
What are Corrugated Boxes?
We have all seen them but do not know what they are called. The cardboard boxes with a wavy layer (called “fluting”) sandwiched in between two thin outer layers are called corrugated boxes, and are heavily used in shipping as a reliable and protective packaging material. Cardboard as... More...
Renewable Energy
Hi-tech ways to capture enough sunlight per day every day to power everything in a home or business hasn't been discovered yet. The current cost of solar panels can run into thousands of pounds, which would require the panels to produce electricity for years without maintenance in order to see a... More...
Nuclear Power – It’s Back?
Nuclear power plants currently provide about 17 percent of the world's electricity, yet how much of the world’s current and future environmental problems does Nuclear Power contribute to? Nuclear power has both powerful enemies and friends but does the bottom line come down to costs? The... More...
Is recycling a waste of time, money and energy?
We do this to avoid throwing them in the bin which then ends up in the landfill sites around the country. But how useful is recycling and can it really solve the "waste crisis"? UK households generate a staggering thirty million tonnes of rubbish a year, of which sixty per cent comes from... More...
Climate Change – What’s all that about?
When humans cut down trees or burn fossil fuels, they release extra carbon into the atmosphere, increasing the greenhouse effect. Mass deforestation around the world at an unprecedented rate is making the problem worse year by year. Unfortunately, due to this climate change the earth is... More...
Monte Carlo Prince Steps Up Global Warming Campaign
Before Prince Albert of Monaco visited the North Pole in April this year he declared that it was as part of an effort to push the environmental issue up the agenda with other world leaders. Now he has established a foundation as part of his personal commitment for 'the protection of the... More...
Carbon Offsetting
What exactly is carbon offsetting and why do we need it? Well, basically carbon offsetting helps you to offset the carbon dioxide that you use when flying or driving etc by planting trees or installing solar panels and thereby removing your contribution to global climate change. You... More...
Air Travel Carbon Emissions are destroying the Environment
The UK government is aiming for a 60% cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 but we will not be able to meet our goals on climate change without curbing the demand for air travel. At present the experts predicts that only 5.5% of the UK carbon emissions is due to air travel and that the... More...
Causes, Effects and Solutions of the Global Warming Crisis
Too many greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere will increase the greenhouse effect. The most dangerous aspects of the continuing dramatic climatic change is the effects of feedback loops (amplified change). Examples of the feedback loops are Ice/snow, as the earth warms, the levels of ice... More...
Theoretical concept of Hail
Introduction: Precipitation is one form of hail. Hail in other sense means falling of balls or irregular lumps of ice (hailstones), 5 mm–50 mm in diameter on average, with much larger reported from severe thunderstorms. Thunderstorms always produced by cumulonimbus. small hailstones are... More...
Introduction to Tsunami and its preventions
Introduction: when a body of water, such as an ocean is rapidly displaced on a massive scale then we call it tsunami. It Is a series of waves. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastating. There are various reasons behind the tsunami. 1.earthquakes. 2.mass... More...
Information about the floods
A flood is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. Floods are most commonly widespread of all natural disasters. They are also one of the most dangerous disasters as they carry enough power to change the shape of land on Earth. They are one of the most costly weather... More...