Article Archive for October 2006
Posted in General, Global Warming, Habitat on 9 October 2006
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reuters Millions of people could become homeless in the Asia-Pacific region by 2070 due to rising sea levels, with Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, China and Pacific islands most at risk, says Australia’s top scientific body. A climate change report by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) found global warming in the Asia Pacific region [...]
Posted in Endangered & Extinction on 2 October 2006
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The Independent Climate change will condemn the already endangered lemurs of Madagascar to extinction, a study shows. Patricia Wright, of Stony Brook University in New York, studied the island’s sifikas lemur over 20 years. She found that even a subtle reduction in rainfall in lemur habitats could cause extinction because they are so reliant on [...]
Posted in General, Habitat, Technology on 2 October 2006
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msnbc.msn.com Central Iowa has been chosen as the site for a massive indoor rain forest and environmental learning center that organizers hope will be as successful as its predecessor in the United Kingdom. Earthpark will be built on 70 acres of wooded land overlooking Lake Red Rock near Pella and will be modeled after Eden [...]
