Biosphere

BALANCING BIODIVERSITY IN CHANGING ENVIRONMENT: IMPORTANCE AND CONSERVATION Abstract: Biodiversity is the variety and variability of living organisms, including their species richness in an environment. It is a major component of environment and useful for all living organisms including man. Biodiversity plays important role in regulation of climate. Biodiversity is a major part of life-support system. It is particularly ecological, economic, spiritual, cultural, and aesthetic importance.…

An incredibly long line in the McDonald’s drive thru seems to never stop people from waiting, long bus rides into the city to carry out everyday life and the shocking products that people seem to purchase because, why not? Why not let the dollars do the talking and worry about the sacrifices later? Why not rely on those who purchase from the green corporations so others can purchase from the brown? Why not let the problem of greenhouse gases and global climate change to await future generations?…

Physical Geography is the part of natural environment such as atmosphere, biosphere, and geosphere. It also involves the geography of places like mountains, plains, prairies , etc. Areas within physical geography can be divided into categories such as these and others. Geomorphology the study of the earth, how it was, and how it continues to be shaped. It helps us to predict future changes. Pedology is the study of soils in the natural environment. Palaeography is the study of preserved…

The Little Ice Age was essentially a negative feedback loop. With reduced temperature and strong winds, there was a lot of precipitation in the form of snow. The snow helped to reflect the sunlight out of the Earth, adding to the cooling effect of the Ice Age. Furthermore, since there was a reduced amount of solar radiation during the period, the expanding glaciers were also able to further reflect out any radiation, leading to the initial decreasing in temperature as seen in negative feedback…

The Earth’s climate has always been variable, this has been shown through the Earth going through severe stages of dramatic climate. The greatest example of this are the 5 major Ice Ages that have occurred throughout the Earth’s history. Many scientists believe that human influences have had a major impact the temperature of the Earth since the start of the Industrial Era. The main influence is the enhanced greenhouse effect, this has occurred from fossil fuels being released into the atmosphere…

Are we alone? By Jackson Mingus, DeSales High School(Louisville,KY) There have been many story’s of people claiming to be abducted by aliens and people don’t think much of it, the information in my paper will make you want to know the truth about aliens. Many people believe Aliens are real and I think this is because of the high number UFO sightings, planets with oceans, and even NASA wants to protect us from extraterrestrial life. With all the information out on aliens it is hard to not…

character demands pointing to the viruses coming first. To a degree, the theories that designate this phenomenon have contended on the dissimilar nature of viruses, as a crucial factor that illustrates the viruses coming first (Woese, 1987). In the biosphere of microbes, whereas viruses are regarded as minuscule in size, the Pithovirus is known to be the opposite. It has been recorded as the largest virus that has ever been revealed and increasingly massive compared to some bacteria (Woese,…

INTRODUCTION In the world 17% of the total electrical energy is generated by nuclear energy, but with the creation of nuclear energy produced many concerns for the surrounding environment. Nuclear waste is produced in different forms with different chemical and physical properties. This waste may be: • In the form of gas emitted from radioactive materials • In the form of liquid excreted from many research fields • In the form of solid ranging from glassware of hospitals and contaminated trash…

A changing climate is proving a threat to the world. Increased CO2 emissions are leading to rising sea levels, melting ice caps, extreme weather, and an increased rate in the extinction of species. However, the question of why endangered species are important to conserve arises. What is the purpose of devoting the effort to protect a single species when so many more exist? The ignorance argument, as Elliott Sober outlines in his article “Philosophical Problems for Environmentalism,” offers a…

Silicosis, a life threatening lung disease that can severely harm your ability to breathe. Starting in 1955, the Berkeley Pit became well known as a large truck-operated, open-air copper mine in Butte Montana. The unusually high copper prices resulted in the Anaconda Copper Mining Company opening many pit mines, including the Berkeley Pit. Buying up two communities and a lot of Butte’s previous population, the company was able to clear out a pit site. But after the discovery of very acidic…