Category Archives: water

Taiwan coral reefs “turn black” with disease

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Coral reefs off the southeast coast of Taiwan have turned black with disease possibly due to sewage discharge, threatening fragile undersea ecosystems and tourism, a study  said. The discovery on a problem long suspected but seldom documented shows that coral … Continue reading →

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Pollution may hit Himalayan monsoon clouds

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Higher levels of pollution in Asia may affect the formation of clouds high in the Himalayas, perhaps disrupting monsoons and speeding a thaw of glaciers, according to a study on Monday. The report, by scientists in France and Italy, found … Continue reading →

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Floodplain

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Floodplains are landscapes shaped by running water. As streams and their larger forms, rivers, flow across the surface of land, they transport eroded rock and other material. (Erosion is the gradual wearing away of Earth surfaces through the action of … Continue reading →

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Canyons

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Canyons exist below the rim of the land, below the horizon. These ragged scars on the face of the planet descend hundreds to thousands of feet below their surrounding landscape, giving it depth. Their widths may stretch for miles or … Continue reading →

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