Monthly Archives: March 2008

Pollution

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Pollution is the addition to the ecosystem of someting which has a detrimental effect on it. One of the most important causes of pollution is the high rate of energy usage by modern, growing populations. Different kinds of pollution are … Continue reading →

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Safe Water in Peril

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

More than one billion people lack access to safe drinking water, and more than two billion people live without improved sanitation. While these dire conditions already pose the greatest threat to environmental health around the world, global warming is set … Continue reading →

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Bringing Safe Water to the World

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Almost every day, Sarah and her best friend walk to a deep hole dug into a dry riverbed in Sudan to fetch water for their families. It’s a seven-and-a-half-hour journey in brutal heat, the return trip made even more arduous … Continue reading →

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NASA Satellite Measures Pollution From East Asia To North America

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

In a new NASA study, researchers taking advantage of improvements in satellite sensor capabilities offer the first measurement-based estimate of the amount of pollution from East Asian forest fires, urban exhaust, and industrial production that makes its way to western … Continue reading →

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