Tag Archives: Physical geography

Nepal Earthquake Kills 17 on Mount Everest Including Google Manager

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An earthquake with magnitude 7.8 occurred near Lamjung, Nepal on Apr 25, 2015 that brought major destruction to the country and it is believed that close to 2,000 people died. It is the worst...

Study: Canadian Glaciers to Disappear by 2100

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Canada's ice caps and glaciers are vanishing, and there might not be much time left to make a change, according to a new study reported by Nature Geoscience. These glaciers not only serve as tourist...

Polar Bears can’t Live on Land Food

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Polar bears require the lumps and shards of ice in the polar climate in order to hunt for seals and walruses. However, climatic topsy turviness and global warming is taking that final right away from...

NASA Satellite shows Tons of Sahara Dust fertilize the Amazon Rainforest

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It may seem at first sight as though the hot and barren sands of the Sahara Desert are a far cry from the humid and lush tropical rain forest that is the Amazon jungle. Yet, believe it or not, there...

Will Anthropocene be the official scientific designation for the Age of Man?

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Humanity's impact on the environmental world seems to be heralding a new scientific epoch.According to the Smithsonian Magazine, the Smithsonian Institute's issued its first official statement about...

Hurricane Bertha 2014 headed towards the UK

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The meteorological office has reported that Tropical Storm Bertha may weaken in its fury in the near future yet it will make its way to the United Kingdom. There it may create a little...

Malaysian Airlines MH370 Search Missed Most Likely Crash Site Hotspot

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In an interview with BBC Television, Inmarsat officials say that the Australian-led southern Indian Ocean search has yet to scour the most likely resting place of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which...

Antarctica’s Ice Losses Increased to Twice

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Over 160 billion tons of ice sheets and floes are being lost by the frozen continent towards the South Pole each year. These semi-solid ice blocks separate from the mainland of Antarctica and float...

Chinese To Map Malaysia Airlines MH370 Search Area Ocean Floor

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Australian authorities heading the southern Indian Ocean search for Malaysia Airlines MH370 reported that the null of the ocean floor this week. The unstated goal is apparently to do a seafloor...