Impact of air pollution on the human body

Clean air generally consists of 78% nitrogen gas and 21% oxygen and 1% of a mixture of gases (primarily argon, carbon dioxide, methane, hydrogen and helium). The less than desirable substances that lead to polluted air are classified by the EPA as “criteria” air pollutants. The NAAQS was established by the EPA for the six … Read more

Consequences of the global environmental crisis

Environmental Crisis. Humanity has faced numerous problems along with the rapid development, moreover, this rapid growth of population and herculean industrialization are the very reasons of the ongoing problems faced by the human population, such as widespread poverty all over the globe, especially in African, Asian and Latin American regions, depletion of natural resources, gradual … Read more

Benefits of solar energy

Solar energy is the most abundant energy on the planet. Eighty four billion kilowatt-hours of light energy get to earth every twenty four hours (Dufour, 2015). Solar energy is energy released from the sun. It is released in the form of electromagnetic radiation, gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet radiation, microwaves, and radio waves. Solar energy is … Read more

Review of ‘Before the Flood’ documentary

Before the Flood is a documentary from 2016, Directed by Fisher Stevens and written by Mark Monroe, following Leonardo DiCaprio as he goes around the Earth looking at the current and even future devastating impact of climate change. The issue of climate change denial, particularly among corporations and the government is explored heavily and how … Read more

How are antifreeze glycoproteins utilized by Antarctic Notothenioid fishes to avoid freezing in polar oceans?

BIO 205  Detailed Outline Detailed Focus Question: How are antifreeze glycoproteins utilized by Antarctic Notothenioid fishes to avoid freezing in polar oceans? Where are they synthesized and distributed and how do they allow the Antarctic Nototheniids to survive in polar oceans? Introduction: Marine invertebrates and fishes exhibit a variety of environmental adaptations to survive in … Read more

El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and how it affects Australasia.  

In 2007 Fedorov explained that ocean-atmosphere coupling is one the most important concepts of climate dynamics. He said that in order to predict changes in global temperature patterns, the understanding of the ocean-atmosphere coupling is critical. Within the ocean-atmosphere coupling there are ocean-atmosphere oscillations. These oscillations are natural climate fluctuations that take place on a … Read more

Benefits of an organic diet

“To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” – Francois De La Rochefoucauld Every person has the opportunity to decide what lifestyle they want to have, whether they want to eat nutritious meals and be active and energetic or they choose not to put much effort and determination, so they eat … Read more

Environmental politics

When considering environmental politics, distributional politics and sustainable development each has different objectives and ways of reaching them. Environmental politics tends to have a focus on the effects that the industrial realm has on the environment. This includes all of us, all other organisms, the natural world and future generations. It is far less concerned … Read more

Maintaining the Great Barrier Reef’s prestige

An ecosystem refers to a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. An example of an ecosystem susceptible to vulnerability and resilience is the Great Barrier Reef which, is an under – pressure environment that has displayed this as a direct result of human induced modifications and natural stresses. Vulnerability refers to the … Read more