Category Archives: Environment

Olympics:Haze returns to Beijing with four days to go

A grey haze clogged Beijing’s skies on Monday as the city returned to work after a weekend of the clear weather, just four days before the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games. Beijing’s chronic pollution has been one of the … Continue reading

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Solar Power Breakthrough :A New Process Stores Energy for Later Use

Within 10 years, homeowners could power their homes in daylight with solar photovoltaic cells, while using excess solar energy to produce hydrogen and oxygen from water to power a household fuel cell. If the new process developed at the Massachusetts … Continue reading

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Arctic ice bigger than 2007, but thawing long-term

Much is posted on net about Arctic Ice this year.Here is another one. Arctic sea ice is unlikely to shrink below a 2007 record low this year in a reprieve from the worst predictions of climate change even though new … Continue reading

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Birds fly north due to climate change : study

Birds have been moving north in Europe over the past 25 years because of climate change in the vanguard of likely huge shifts in the ranges of plants and animals, scientists said on Wednesday. A study of 42 rare bird … Continue reading

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