Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Polar Bear and Global Warming

The rarely found Polar bears are going to suffer from the shortage. This animal is under the threat of extinction, as there are changes that this species might come to an end by 2050. The polar bears are depended upon the natural habitat. They mostly live in the cold regions of the world.
The ice of the Arctic have started to melt and so, it is having a great impact on the habitat of the bears. which is already visible. a study conducted by the scientists of the California University  showed that that the jaws of the polar bears are less strong than the grizzly bears. This proves that it will be difficult for the polar bears to adjust in a vegetarian situation. They eat mostly seals and other fatty marine mammals that they hunt from the ice and water.
So, these bears mostly look for ice, round the year.Not only the temperature also the rapid movement of icebergs in these regions may leave some bears stranded in food-poor areas, or it might require long and exhausting swims from food-rich areas back to ice. As there is being a change in there habitat so there reproduction rate is also decreasing. The number of children are less and then the fight for food for survival. At last only two or three survive. 
The global warming is having a huge effect on the life of these innocent animals also. What have they done that they are paying for it. It is we who are the culprit of every thing but still try and avoid it. When the people see any action taking place in against the global warming normal people do not support it. Then they will sat that it is a scientific fiction, nothing real. 
How can they be so casual, when they are seeing or reading the results of what is happening round the world because of this, they still believe it to be fake. The type of species of bear which could still survive would be the grizzly bears, polar bears will become extinct first then the other types of bears.

Monday, November 29, 2010

No more plastic Please

India has declared a war on the ban of plastics. Sikkim was the first state of India to ban the use of plastics. Later it was followed by Kerala. The banishment is not on the  blanket but for bags which has less than 30 microns. 
The bags used for carrying food, hair dyes and other materials are banned.  Plastic is not a biodegradable element. It can not be decomposed. It remains under the soil. So, recycle was started but it did not reduce the amount of plastics being used in the country. It was indirectly affecting the nature's cycle.  Though the government tried to ensure that proper recycle of plastics were done, but the result was not good. 
Later Delhi government came up with blanket ban on plastics. A notification was passed by the government, according to which storage and sale of plastic bags of any kind or thickness, in all places where one gets the bags after shopping, are banned. Anyone who would break the law would be fined with one lakh rupees.
Recently it is Haryana which has banned the use of plastics in its state. Specially in public, historical, religious and ecological significance. The state have also taken initiative of recycling of plastics as per norms.
The use of plastic for carrying food materials is also harming the human body, the effect is not noticed in short term but in long term basis. As plastics are made up of the chemicals and it reacts with the food.
A law was passed in order to ban the use of plastics. People have become so used to it that they find it difficult to carry things without it. Sametime if paper bags are used than a lot of paper is needed in manufacturing paper bags. This was again a problem the government had to fight. More paper means more cutting down trees; this was harming the environment again. 
So, finally they have come up with the plan of use of jute bags.  It is eco-friendly and at the same time the jute industry which was losing its value would once again flourish. Still in India there are many states which are using plastics.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Sariska’s Tiger dies Mysteriously


When whole India is trying to save the last 1411 tigers, another death of tiger is reported from Sariksha Reserve in Rajastan. The death of this big cat remains a mystery, though the postmortem report revealed that it did not die because of territorial fights or gun shot or poaching. Still the most shocking thing is that it’s many vital organs are missing.
 The tiger was tagged as ST-1 which is one of the missing tigers. The forest department was able to find the tiger on Sunday morning.  This was the first one that was shifted from Ranthambore National Park to Sariska in june 2008. The officers said that when they found the body it was only a chunk of flesh covered with skin. According to them the brain, liver, kidney, lungs and even the alimentary canal of the dead tiger were missing.
On this issue two of the forest officials have been suspended. They were suspended as they were found guilty in the preliminary investigation. In the mean time, Jairam Ramesh the forest and environmental minister also visited the forest to the situation there. When he talked with the villagers of the nearby village that what they think, they replied that it is a case of poisoning. But the officers said that it might be that the body had decomposed within two days, whereas, scientist said it takes at least 72 hours to start decay. The residents are quite sure that it is a case of poising. While the officers believe that there might have been a fight between the two tigers which might have resulted into it’s death.
Another male tiger that is missing tagged ST-4 might also be dead, thinks the officers. Still the final report has not come out. Further steps only will be taken after the final report comes.

Friday, November 26, 2010

Climatic Changes in Arab Nations


Iraq is facing dust storms and at the same time Saudi Arabia is facing flood, Egypt’s facing soil erosion due to rise in the sea level. Though Arab contributed less to the global warming but it is suffering the most.
The major problem that Arab is going to face is water shortage. It is a nation mostly covered by desert.  It has already being facing shortage of water since 1960 and with the change in climate it is going worst day to day. The temperatures are increasing and the population combined together is becoming a huge problem.
Water is the most necessary thing and if this becomes scare then how will the nation be a self sufficient one. This is a huge problem and we all will have to fight it out.  This can also have an effect on our country.  By the year 2050 Arab will have to survive in less than 500 cubic meters of water per year.  A day will come when the cost of water will be high than any other drinks.

Death Due To Air Pollution Increases


 Air pollution is causing the death of many people for the past few years; recently there has been an increase in the death toll. The research conducted by the Patna University's Centre for Environment and Nature Conservation (CENC) found that there was a huge difference in results.  Nearly eight lakh people die every year due to air pollution.
As the pollution is increasing so is the death. Still the people fail to realise that they are causing harm to their life. This is caused by the gases that come out of the cars. The number of cars on the road is increasing with the increase in the population and the income. Most of the family’s today have a personal car. Not only this, the forests have also decreased, the trees that the power to decrease the pollution is also less. The natural cycle has been disturbed, so, this was to happen.
Same time there has been an increase in the factory also. The immersion of these factory’s gases also cause the air pollution. The diseases caused by air pollution are asthma, nausea, breathing problem and many others. Partially causes lung cancer.
Many new diseases are being heard of in a regular basis. But how many people in the past suffered from these diseases or even heard of these.  The people seem to ignore or avoid it. When will they realize that it is high time they should do something to save the world and their own lives.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Is Global Warming a Scientific Fiction?


Man has evolved into super intelligent beings, but for all our inventions, breakthroughs and milestones meant to make our world better, it's ironic that we have also made it worse. Whether you choose to believe or not, we've entered the doorstep of global environmental transformations that will change the way we live. Leading the pack is the issue of global warming.
Global warming is the phenomenon of continually increasing average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans. Its causes are attributed to several things, including volcanic eruptions and changes in the Earth's orbit around the sun, but perhaps its most striking root is the presence of greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere, like methane and carbon dioxide. These gases trap the sun's heat, not letting it escape back to space. The more greenhouse gases there are, the more heat is trapped inside the earth's atmosphere, and the warmer our world gets. This conclusion is backed up by tremendous research and has been endorsed by at least 30 scientific societies and academies of science, together with all of the national academies of science of chief industrialized nations.
Some people would argue global warming is not real, but just some science fiction catastrophe scenario conjured up by scientists to scare people off. If you're some caveman living apart from modern society, you're probably one of them, but I'm sure even cavemen know that there's something wrong with our world these days. The seemingly invincible arctic ice is breaking off into huge chunks faster. In fact, Ward Hunt Ice Shelf, the biggest single block of ice in the Arctic Region, which has been around for 3,000 years, started cracking in 2000. Because of this, ocean levels are rising, and the earth absorbs more sunlight and gets even hotter. Arctic shrinkage and glacier retreat have also been observed.
Mother Nature's cycles have been disturbed, and erratic weather occurrences are evident all over the world. The El Niño phenomenon is a natural and expected occurrence, but global warming is causing El Niño to be unpredictable in terms of arrival, length of occurrence and strength. Notice too that the amount and pattern of rain fall has changed in many parts of the world. Hurricanes have become stronger, storms more intense. Drought and wildfires, flooding and heavy snowfall are also prevalent. Global warming also affects biodiversity, bringing about species extinctions. The increased temperatures also cause changes in agricultural yield and changes in the occurrence and spread of disease. The zone range of potential disease transmission increases; population size and range of hosts and pathogens, and duration of transmission season also change, affecting the overall intensity of outbreaks.
Fortunately, global warming is now a household phrase, and everyone seems to be aware of it at least to some degree. Greenpeace is one of the largest environmental activist groups and their worldwide campaigns to protect the Earth are commendable and highly respected. Efforts to lessen if not eliminate harmful substances that contribute to global warming take form in recycling and use of fuel alternatives like biogas and eco-friendly energy sources like solar and wind power.
I think global warming started by accident, like some kid who thought fire was cool and ended up burning his house. Well we haven't burned down our planet yet and we still have time to make sure we don't. If we haven't yet, we need to realize that to survive, we must protect the Earth. Information about global warming is plentiful, and when science experts, businessmen and politicians are talking about it, I'd say it's as real as the air you breathe; you can't see it, but you know and feel it's there. Global warming is a threat, but also an opportunity to change for the better.

Friday, November 12, 2010

solar lamps in shops

People are taking initiative to do something. So is the case of the people of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh(UP). They have started using solar lamps instead of kerosene and petromax lamps.

Most of the hawkers of these places use the solar lamp. It is surviving the purpose in two ways: eco- friendly and at the same time cheap. Though most of them use it as it is less costly. They don't even realize that they are also doing some  thing good for the world.

The educated people are the one's who cause the most problems. They know every thing but fail to contribute towards the society. They are aware that some product that they use cause damage to the environment but still they don't stop using them. on asking them on global worming they provide us with all information. 

It is good that the Non Governmental Organization (NGO's) are taking initiative in bringing up the people and at the same time doing good for the world.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Germans defends its cars

India's Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh recently criticized the growth of sports and large vehicles. This shows that the ministers are also becoming aware of the environmental conditions.

The think that keeps me thinking is that what he is doing is it for the environment or only for the sake of showing off. He wants to show that he is a good minister. In the meeting he specially the German brands. This is because most if the cars in Delhi are of German brands.

On the other hand the Germany is trying to prove us wrong. It is true that a country will always try to support there manufactures, but they should always remember that if a issue which considers the whole world they should take the positive side. not always their country's side. they must also  think for the welfare of the country.