Greenland

Earth, its climate and how the actions of humans have been detrimental to the environment, and I trust them. One person that Leo had the chance to meet was Professor Jason Box, a man who studies artic ice sheets in Greenland. Rising temperatures have been melting the ice in Greenland. Box tracks the ice levels with a hose, and showed Leo a pile of hose on the ice. "The hose went down 30 feet, but [the ice] has now melted out. Five years of melt. Hundreds of cubic kilometers of ice stored on land…

causes the temperature to increase more at the poles as excess from the equator is transferred towards them. Scientists take measures of glaciers and winds which now show floating ice in the seas around the North Pole and a thinning ice sheet in Greenland. In addition, over the past 60 years, the average temperature of the sea surface has increased by 0.31 C. Although this doesn’t sound like a lot, rising temperatures by even…

generations. In the past few years, our theme of having a white Christmas in Toronto is not impossible but somewhat unlikely, however, it is not only Toronto that suffers from these effects. The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have decreased in mass and are melting, making the water level globally rise. Greenland lost 150 to 250 cubic kilometres of ice per year in 2002 and that lasted until 2006. Antarctica lost 152 cubic kilometres of ice between the years 2002 and 2005. Global sea levels…

routes, the plague reached Germany in 1348, and the Low Countries the same year. Historians agree that 1348 was the worst of the plague years. In May, 1349, an English wool ship brought the plague to Norway. The Great Mortality then made its way to Greenland and after killing a large proportion of the population there encountered the towering ice cliffs. It was there that in 1351, the Black Death subsided. In the three and a half years it took the Black Death to complete its circle of…

moving slowly across the land, eroding it as it moves. Some glaciers can be as large as a continent. Glaciers this size are called continental glaciers. These large blocks of snow and ice once covered much of North America. Today, Antarctica and Greenland hold most of the world’s glaciers, but glaciers are found on every continent on earth. Thousands of years ago, glaciers were found in Minnesota, and as they retreated they left behind large amounts of glacial meltwater and various landforms…

Today’s Snakes Travel Like FedEx & UPS!! (Fly, Walk, & Deliver) Snakes are found throughout the world except Antarctica, Iceland, Ireland, Greenland and New Zealand. Most snakes are found in tropical regions. Often observed flicking its tongue, snakes use their forked tongue to smell the air. Snakes are ectotherms, meaning they must regulate their body temperature externally by sunning themselves or retreating to cool, shaded areas. Venomous snakes…

Liberalism is a convention or doctrine that rose up out of the European Enlightenment of the eighteenth century. It turned out to be especially strong in England, additionally in the U.S, France, and later, other Anglophone social orders like Australia. In each of these countries it expected marginally distinctive forms. The significant scholars of liberalism fit in with various groups of theorists. The first incorporates a few scholars or theorists of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries…

The Problem With Pesticides Pesticides is a liquid to kill pests or weeds. About 5.6 billion pounds of pesticides are used each year. Sadly, about 25 million workers around the world, experience pesticide poisoning. Just because pesticides are cheap and easy, doesn’t mean we have to use them. We need to stop using pesticides. It kills bees, harms people, and contaminates our water. Pesticides can turn our world upside down. The Evaporation of Bees Pesticides kill bees which wastes farmers money…

The effects of pollution on the ocean Global plastic pollution and consumption has had far-reaching, immeasurable and harmful impacts on marine environments. Plastic is one of the most prominent materials used in manufacture. This man-made, non-biodegradable material is often produced in mass amounts to meet global supply and demand. In effect global plastic pollution has had far-reaching, immeasurable and harmful impacts on the environment. This has led to strategies being undertaken to…

Alaska: A. Garage Construction (Jeff) 1. Schedule – CPS continues to update the Garage schedule weekly (Attachment A), which is included in the Facilities Weekly Report. 2. Project Status – a. NEON Monthly Review – next meeting will be Aug 6th. b. Sheet rock wall surfaces were installed this week inside the mechanical room. Fire caulking, mud/tape and paint were all completed as the room is being prepared for the arrival of the mechanical installers. c. Electrical conduit installation…