Category Archives: Environment

Iraq’ Venice where People Live in Floating Houses

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Iraq is colorful. In Tigris-Euprates marshland people live in floating houses. Some tribes live here. They do fishing here. These hoses are build easily , in 2-3 days. The population consisted of several tribes that had developed a beautiful, eco-friendly … Continue reading →

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Satellite Reveals Indonesia’s Fast Dwindling Forests

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Satellite images have found that Indonesia’s ancient forests, a treasure of biodiversity and also a buffer against climate change, have shrunk much faster than thought, scientists said. Between 2000 and 2012, Indonesia lost around 6.02 million hectares of primary forest, … Continue reading →

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How Earth Avoided Global Warming Last Time

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Geochemists have opined that  a huge rise in atmospheric CO2 was only avoided by the formation of a vast mountain range in the middle of the ancient supercontinent, Pangea. 300 million years ago, plate tectonics  aggregated land masses into a … Continue reading →

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Carbon sequestration:A Process of Capture and Storage of Carbon Dioxide

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Carbon sequestration is the process of capture and long-term storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide  and may refer specifically to: The process of removing carbon from the atmosphere and depositing it in a reservoir.When carried out deliberately, this may also be … Continue reading →

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