Category Archives: Ecosystem

Sea Temperatures in July Hottest on Record!

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The Earth’s oceans were the warmest ever this July, according to a study released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration yesterday. read full story

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Millions of salmon disappear from Canadian river

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Reuters report that millions of sockeye salmon have disappeared mysteriously from a river on Canada’s Pacific Coast that was once known as the world’s most fertile spawning ground for sockeye. full story

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Pipeline spills crude into French nature reserve

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

In an ecological disaster, four thousand cubic meters (140,000 cu ft) of crude oil has spewed into a nature reserve on the edge of France’s Camargue national park after an underground pipe burst.The spill spread over 2 hectares (5 acres) … Continue reading →

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Are the deserts getting greener?

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

It has been assumed that global warming would cause an expansion of the world’s deserts, but now some scientists are predicting a contrary scenario in which water and life slowly reclaim these arid places.The evidence is limited and definitive conclusions … Continue reading →

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