Just a quick little update, I've been taking a lot of pictures of the "spring process", like tress budding. I will be posting all those pictures soon, stay tuned!
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Friday, April 25, 2014
Spring Is Here!
Hello everybody!
It's that time of year again, Spring is finally back! Ah, the birds are chirping, the grass is green again...I love Spring! It's such a relaxing time, when you can finally stop wearing countless amounts of clothing just to fight the winter cold.
Onto some personal news, I've been having an extremely taxing semester in school, and since I am in grade 11, I took a break from blogging for a while just so I could focus on my studies. However, now I am back, ready to make more blog posts for you guys! I will be active again, so stay tuned for blog posts. I will be releasing a schedule shortly, so all of you can stay up to date on when I will be posting. Thanks to all of you who have been sticking around for my blog, I appreciate all of your support!
-Nikhil
It's that time of year again, Spring is finally back! Ah, the birds are chirping, the grass is green again...I love Spring! It's such a relaxing time, when you can finally stop wearing countless amounts of clothing just to fight the winter cold.
Onto some personal news, I've been having an extremely taxing semester in school, and since I am in grade 11, I took a break from blogging for a while just so I could focus on my studies. However, now I am back, ready to make more blog posts for you guys! I will be active again, so stay tuned for blog posts. I will be releasing a schedule shortly, so all of you can stay up to date on when I will be posting. Thanks to all of you who have been sticking around for my blog, I appreciate all of your support!
-Nikhil
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Negative Effects of Technology On Human Health (School Assignment)
Hey guys,
I'm doing a school assignment right now where we are conducting research on the negative effects technology has on human health. Now, technology has a great impact on society in some aspects. It helps us advance our communication capabilities, it saves people's lives in terms of advancement in hospital equipment, and it even helps us explore the unknown! (space missions, under water travel, etc)
However, I am here to talk about a few negative aspects of technology too. Some of these points might be slightly exaggerated, but that is to add emphasis to the issues at hand.
1) Lack Of Physical Confrontation
Communication has come a very long way when technology started advancing at rapid speeds. The telephone, and later the internet allowed people to talk to each other with ease, even when the people talking were at opposite ends of the globe. Nowadays, it is possible to video chat with people anywhere in the world with superb video and sound quality, which allows for business executives, students, friends and family all connect with each other. This sounds great (and it is) but people are getting more and more accustomed to using these ways of communication. Nobody seems willing to meet new people face to face, they would rather connect with them over the internet. This is not good as there are many crimes that can be committed through impersonations online, or harassment over the internet. Proper relationships can never be built solely on the internet, there needs to be a physical meeting between the parties involved on the internet, but since no party is willing to meet face to face, no relations are ever built. This can be said for business relations as well as regular human relations. This can be particularly harmful to somebody's emotional well-being.
2) Environmental Pollution
This comes as an obvious negative aspect of technology on human health. From the time of the industrial revolution to now, we have been trying to maximize efficiency with our machines to make it do the most work it can while consuming very little resources. Since every country on the planet is improving their technologies and adding more factories, more buildings, adding infrastructure and the growing automobile sector, there is more and more pollution that has to be dealt with. On top of that, to make more space for human creation we have to cut down forests and destroy other natural structures for our "own good". This creates a huge recoil effect that we will have to deal with later, as soon our water bodies and food sources will be polluted as well, and this will be extremely detrimental to our health later on. (Physical health, that is)
3) Overpopulation
With technology getting more advanced everyday, the medical field is rapidly changing as well. It is constantly improving, finding new cures to previously incurable diseases, improving equipment and infrastructures, and far more in-depth research on the human body. This allows for many lives to be saved everyday because of technology. This is a good thing, but because we are saving so many people from death, and there are more people being born every minute, it will get harder to evenly allocate resources for everyone that is alive. Overpopulation can be a very bad thing as we start running out of resources to use. This will affect not only human health, but the life of every organism on this planet.
I am going to stop there, I know that this was a more "dark" type of blog post and I apologize for that. This is an assignment we are currently working on in school, so I am posting it here to try and create an awareness. Technology is great and can greatly help people, but it can also be bad for us.
I'm doing a school assignment right now where we are conducting research on the negative effects technology has on human health. Now, technology has a great impact on society in some aspects. It helps us advance our communication capabilities, it saves people's lives in terms of advancement in hospital equipment, and it even helps us explore the unknown! (space missions, under water travel, etc)
However, I am here to talk about a few negative aspects of technology too. Some of these points might be slightly exaggerated, but that is to add emphasis to the issues at hand.
1) Lack Of Physical Confrontation
Communication has come a very long way when technology started advancing at rapid speeds. The telephone, and later the internet allowed people to talk to each other with ease, even when the people talking were at opposite ends of the globe. Nowadays, it is possible to video chat with people anywhere in the world with superb video and sound quality, which allows for business executives, students, friends and family all connect with each other. This sounds great (and it is) but people are getting more and more accustomed to using these ways of communication. Nobody seems willing to meet new people face to face, they would rather connect with them over the internet. This is not good as there are many crimes that can be committed through impersonations online, or harassment over the internet. Proper relationships can never be built solely on the internet, there needs to be a physical meeting between the parties involved on the internet, but since no party is willing to meet face to face, no relations are ever built. This can be said for business relations as well as regular human relations. This can be particularly harmful to somebody's emotional well-being.
2) Environmental Pollution
This comes as an obvious negative aspect of technology on human health. From the time of the industrial revolution to now, we have been trying to maximize efficiency with our machines to make it do the most work it can while consuming very little resources. Since every country on the planet is improving their technologies and adding more factories, more buildings, adding infrastructure and the growing automobile sector, there is more and more pollution that has to be dealt with. On top of that, to make more space for human creation we have to cut down forests and destroy other natural structures for our "own good". This creates a huge recoil effect that we will have to deal with later, as soon our water bodies and food sources will be polluted as well, and this will be extremely detrimental to our health later on. (Physical health, that is)
3) Overpopulation
With technology getting more advanced everyday, the medical field is rapidly changing as well. It is constantly improving, finding new cures to previously incurable diseases, improving equipment and infrastructures, and far more in-depth research on the human body. This allows for many lives to be saved everyday because of technology. This is a good thing, but because we are saving so many people from death, and there are more people being born every minute, it will get harder to evenly allocate resources for everyone that is alive. Overpopulation can be a very bad thing as we start running out of resources to use. This will affect not only human health, but the life of every organism on this planet.
I am going to stop there, I know that this was a more "dark" type of blog post and I apologize for that. This is an assignment we are currently working on in school, so I am posting it here to try and create an awareness. Technology is great and can greatly help people, but it can also be bad for us.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Happy New Year EarthTrotters!
Hello everyone,
I am back! Since I am back from vacation and my semester is almost over, I have a lot more free time to start updating my blog regularly again. I hope all of you stayed safe during your holidays and enjoyed all your respective festivities over the last 3 weeks to now. I hope that all of you are having a good new year so far, and if it isn't a good year yet then don't worry, things turn around!
I just wanted to update you guys, I will start a post schedule soon where you can stay up to date with my work. Thank you all for reading! :)
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
The Clash of the Titans: Hurricanes Vs. Typhoons Vs. Cyclones!
Hello people of Earth! (and possible E.T's reading this)
I have a really interesting post for you guys today that I think all of us want to know about. It's going to be about the difference between the typhoon, the hurricane and the cyclone.
To be honest, the typhoon and the hurricane are both the same thing. Surprised? Actually, they are both the same weather anomaly, it's just named differently depending on where it actually occurs. For example, if it occurs in the northern Pacific, it's known as a hurricane. But if it occurs in the Indian Ocean, it's known as a cyclone. It all just depends on where it happens!
Image of a cyclone pattern
Winds must reach the speeds of 120 kilometres to be considered a hurricane, typhoon or cyclone.
I know this post was short, but I hope it was informative. This question has been bothering me for quite a while, until I finally looked it up. Here is where I got my information from:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/10/131023-typhoon-hurricane-cyclone-primer-natural-disaster/?rptregcta=reg_free_np&rptregcampaign=20131016_rw_membership_n1p_intl_ot_w#
Hope you enjoyed reading this, have a great day! :)
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I have a really interesting post for you guys today that I think all of us want to know about. It's going to be about the difference between the typhoon, the hurricane and the cyclone.
To be honest, the typhoon and the hurricane are both the same thing. Surprised? Actually, they are both the same weather anomaly, it's just named differently depending on where it actually occurs. For example, if it occurs in the northern Pacific, it's known as a hurricane. But if it occurs in the Indian Ocean, it's known as a cyclone. It all just depends on where it happens!
Image of a cyclone pattern
Winds must reach the speeds of 120 kilometres to be considered a hurricane, typhoon or cyclone.
I know this post was short, but I hope it was informative. This question has been bothering me for quite a while, until I finally looked it up. Here is where I got my information from:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/10/131023-typhoon-hurricane-cyclone-primer-natural-disaster/?rptregcta=reg_free_np&rptregcampaign=20131016_rw_membership_n1p_intl_ot_w#
Hope you enjoyed reading this, have a great day! :)
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Saturday, September 7, 2013
Contaminated Water Leak...
Hello readers! I have a very interesting post for you today, so get your snacks ready!
An earthquake in March 11th, 2011 caused fuel-rod meltdowns at 3 nuclear reactors in Fukushima, Japan. Basically, this made the area around the nuclear reactors extremely radioactive, such as the sky and the sea next to it. A company called Tepco (Tokyo Electric Power Co) has been trying to control the situation since then. They have been pumping large amounts of water over the reactors to cool them down. Then they take that water and store them in tanks over the ground since that water becomes radioactive. But recently, one of the tanks leaked over 300 tones of contaminated water due to structural issues. This leaked water has been mixing with the sea water, and when radiation tests were performed around the tanks, the radiation readings were around 2,200 millisieverts. That is enough radiation to kill a person within a few hours.
Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Now what the Japanese government is proposing, is to spend about half a billion US dollars to try and stabilize the nuclear plant area. They are also going to use some of that money ($330 Million) to build a 1.5 kilometre ice wall which will prevent the contaminated water from the sea to spread. Some people say it's a crazy idea and how it will never work; but experts on this subject say it's not too far-fetched and it could work, even with all the potential obstacles.
If the ice wall project starts now, it should be completed by March of 2015. The wall will surround 4 reactor buildings with a system of pipes which carry a coolant of -40 degrees. The pipes will freeze the soil around it, creating a frozen "wall' of soil which will block any contaminated water out into the sea.
This is extremely interesting news, you can read more about it here:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/cold-feat-how-japan-plans-to-contain-fukushimas-nuclear-contamination-by-building-a-14-kilometre-ice-wall/article14117977/?page=all
I basically summarized what I read in the newspaper, so you can read a much more in-depth article by clicking the link provided above. I want your opinion on this matter, do you think the ice wall is a good idea? Feel free to leave your opinions in the comment section below, and as always, thank you so much for reading my post! Have a great day!
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Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Now what the Japanese government is proposing, is to spend about half a billion US dollars to try and stabilize the nuclear plant area. They are also going to use some of that money ($330 Million) to build a 1.5 kilometre ice wall which will prevent the contaminated water from the sea to spread. Some people say it's a crazy idea and how it will never work; but experts on this subject say it's not too far-fetched and it could work, even with all the potential obstacles.
If the ice wall project starts now, it should be completed by March of 2015. The wall will surround 4 reactor buildings with a system of pipes which carry a coolant of -40 degrees. The pipes will freeze the soil around it, creating a frozen "wall' of soil which will block any contaminated water out into the sea.
This is extremely interesting news, you can read more about it here:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/cold-feat-how-japan-plans-to-contain-fukushimas-nuclear-contamination-by-building-a-14-kilometre-ice-wall/article14117977/?page=all
I basically summarized what I read in the newspaper, so you can read a much more in-depth article by clicking the link provided above. I want your opinion on this matter, do you think the ice wall is a good idea? Feel free to leave your opinions in the comment section below, and as always, thank you so much for reading my post! Have a great day!
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Monday, September 2, 2013
Crazy Facts!
Hello fellow reader!
I was doing some research on the environment yesterday and I came across some really interesting facts which I am going to relay to you. Here they are:
1) 50 Million acres of rainforest space is lost every year, that's the size of England, Scotland and Wales COMBINED!
2) Less than 1% of the water on Earth can be used for drinking. A lot of freshwater is wasted due to faulty water systems, and a lot of other freshwater is used for agriculture.
3) The U.S (313 million poeple) produces more garbage than China (1.3 billion people). Every hour, 2.5 million plastic bottles are tossed into the garbage, and 570 disposable diapers are thrown every second.
I got these 3 facts from http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2008/11/26/amazing-frightening-green-facts-environmental-statistics/ . Click on the link and read some more interesting facts on the environment.
On an unrelated note, some schools in Canada are starting tomorrow. I hope all of you students going back to school have a great year! Try out new clubs, get good grades, and get involved with your community! (in the good way of course)
Until next time! :)
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I was doing some research on the environment yesterday and I came across some really interesting facts which I am going to relay to you. Here they are:
1) 50 Million acres of rainforest space is lost every year, that's the size of England, Scotland and Wales COMBINED!
2) Less than 1% of the water on Earth can be used for drinking. A lot of freshwater is wasted due to faulty water systems, and a lot of other freshwater is used for agriculture.
3) The U.S (313 million poeple) produces more garbage than China (1.3 billion people). Every hour, 2.5 million plastic bottles are tossed into the garbage, and 570 disposable diapers are thrown every second.
I got these 3 facts from http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2008/11/26/amazing-frightening-green-facts-environmental-statistics/ . Click on the link and read some more interesting facts on the environment.
On an unrelated note, some schools in Canada are starting tomorrow. I hope all of you students going back to school have a great year! Try out new clubs, get good grades, and get involved with your community! (in the good way of course)
Until next time! :)
Twitter:
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Update Post
Hello Viewers!
I am currently in India, enjoying a really laid back vacation. More specifically, I am in a small town called Nagercoil, which is really a beautiful place. The nature has really been preserved (in most places atleast) and that makes Nagercoil and awesome place to stay. It's actually pretty close to the southern most tip of India, called Kanyakumari. Kanyakumari is where the Indian ocean, the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian sea meet. That's just a little geography for you, but anyway. I will try to upload pictures as soon as possible, so stay tuned! Until next time!
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Friday, July 19, 2013
Vacation Time! (AKA Summer)
Hello fellow blog reader!
How are all of you enjoying your summer vacations? Sorry I haven't updated my blog in a while I have just been busy with exams and other school related activities recently, but finally I am on my summer vacation! I am going to India for a month, so I'll be sure to take a lot of pictures there and try to upload them regularly! So stay tuned, I should be able to tweet about my blog as son as its updated from now on. Hope all of you have a great day, I'll see you all in India!
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Spring is upon us!
Hello everyone!
Spring is finally upon us, which means the weather is changing (for those in North America), the birds are singing and the trees are finally budding! I love this time of year, as I'm sure a lot of you do as well.
I just thought I would post this picture of a tree just beginning to bloom. It looks like this spring is slightly late, but it's definitely here. So let's enjoy it while we can! How is spring looking where you guys are?
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Happy Earth Day!
Hello Everyone!
Today is the 43rd Earth day. A day, where people involved will try and conserve energy. Some things that people might do today is save electricity by turning off their air conditioners, or walk to nearby places instead of using cars. All of that is great, for the environment and it saves money as well!
1 billion people are expected to be actively participating today, trying to preserve the environment. It's a great movement to be part of, and it's not just a 1 day event. I believe it can be a starting point, or a practise. If there was an Earth day every month, our planet would be much better off. If regulating our emissions is practised, we could make our planet a lot greener.
Anyway, I hope all of you are participating in some way, whether it's throwing away your garbage properly, or walking to your grocery store instead of driving. Thanks for reading!
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Friday, April 12, 2013
A Shocking Video!
Hello Earth-trotters!
Yesterday, I was just scrolling through YouTube, when I came across this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekmMD8oYtJ0
I know it's a little old, but it still sends a powerful message. To summarize it, a large group of dolphins were stranded on the shoreline of Bataan (Philippines), because of a large wave which carried all of them over. Luckily, there were a lot of people on the beach that day to witness it, and if you keep watching the video, they actually help the dolphins go back into the water.
When I saw all of them individually help each dolphin back into the water, I couldn't help but smile. I knew that something was abnormal about the water that day, because dolphins don't usually get carried to shore like how they did in the video. But think about this; if there weren't any people on the shore that day, all those poor dolphins would have been dead by now. However, all of them were there, and they decided to help. I think that we as a people are capable of great things, and seeing this amazing act of kindness really emphasized that. If we can help dolphins back into the water and save their lives, we can do so many other things to save other species lives!
I just wanted to post what I thought about that video, there are many more like that on YouTube, feel free to look around. I hope you really think about what you watch when you see videos like this. Thank you all for reading!
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Yesterday, I was just scrolling through YouTube, when I came across this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekmMD8oYtJ0
I know it's a little old, but it still sends a powerful message. To summarize it, a large group of dolphins were stranded on the shoreline of Bataan (Philippines), because of a large wave which carried all of them over. Luckily, there were a lot of people on the beach that day to witness it, and if you keep watching the video, they actually help the dolphins go back into the water.
When I saw all of them individually help each dolphin back into the water, I couldn't help but smile. I knew that something was abnormal about the water that day, because dolphins don't usually get carried to shore like how they did in the video. But think about this; if there weren't any people on the shore that day, all those poor dolphins would have been dead by now. However, all of them were there, and they decided to help. I think that we as a people are capable of great things, and seeing this amazing act of kindness really emphasized that. If we can help dolphins back into the water and save their lives, we can do so many other things to save other species lives!
I just wanted to post what I thought about that video, there are many more like that on YouTube, feel free to look around. I hope you really think about what you watch when you see videos like this. Thank you all for reading!
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Friday, March 8, 2013
Asteroid Mining Expedition?
Hello everyone!
I have some really interesting news to share with you all today. A company in California, named "Deep Space Industries" has announced their plans of actually beginning a gold rush in outer space by mining asteroids! The company's chief executive David Gump says: "More than 900 new asteroids that pass near Earth are discovered every year. they can be like the Iron Range of Minnesota was for the Detroit car industry last century, a key resource located near where it was needed".
"Deep Space Industries" plans to make a small group of spacecraft named "Fireflies" to go into outer space and get precious metals from the asteroids near Earth. They say the first trial run they will have will be in 2015, and if everything goes well during their trial run, they will go fully operational in 2016; estimated to be bringing back around 70 kg of gold, or any other precious metals.
This is extremely interesting; I've only scratched the surface with information regarding this. I just briefly summarized one company's plans, there are other companies with plans of their own regarding asteroid mining. What do you all think about this, do you think this might be the next big thing in mining altogether?
Thanks for reading!
I have some really interesting news to share with you all today. A company in California, named "Deep Space Industries" has announced their plans of actually beginning a gold rush in outer space by mining asteroids! The company's chief executive David Gump says: "More than 900 new asteroids that pass near Earth are discovered every year. they can be like the Iron Range of Minnesota was for the Detroit car industry last century, a key resource located near where it was needed".
"Deep Space Industries" plans to make a small group of spacecraft named "Fireflies" to go into outer space and get precious metals from the asteroids near Earth. They say the first trial run they will have will be in 2015, and if everything goes well during their trial run, they will go fully operational in 2016; estimated to be bringing back around 70 kg of gold, or any other precious metals.
This is extremely interesting; I've only scratched the surface with information regarding this. I just briefly summarized one company's plans, there are other companies with plans of their own regarding asteroid mining. What do you all think about this, do you think this might be the next big thing in mining altogether?
Thanks for reading!
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Life of Pi!
Hello Everyone!
Just last weekend, I went to the cinema with my family and watched 'The Life of Pi'. It was a brilliant movie, right down to the actors, plot and the scenery. But I'm writing about it today because of the power of nature that is displayed in the film.
This is a spoiler alert, but the movie is largely set in the Pacific Ocean, where the main character is set adrift because the boat that was supposed to take him to Canada went down in a storm. His family died with the sinking of that ship, so he is the only one left on a lifeboat with a tiger. It was interesting because the main character "Pi", had to live for days in the ocean with the tiger on the lifeboat. He eventually trained the tiger, and it eventually learned to respect "Pi" and not...kill him.
They come across many storms in the ocean, which just shows how humans are absolutely defenceless against nature. He comes across an island next, which is a natural haven during the day. But it becomes a huge digestive system over night. Basically the water on that island turns toxic during the night, so if he tried to drink or swim in that water, he would just dissolve.
The tiger realized this during the day and ran back to the boat during the evening. Pi didn't realize why the tiger did this, but during the night he realized. So the next morning (Pi slept on a tree during the night) he set off back on the boat. It just shows how animals are so much smarter than humans in a way. They have a natural awareness over terrain which humans will never possess.
I'm not sure why I'm writing this, I just found the movie really interesting. I would highly recommend it to anyone who's looking to watch a movie!
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Mind Blowing Global Warming Facts
Hello, My fellow Viewers!
I was just browsing the web earlier today, and I came across some really startling information about global warming. I'll provide the link below this post, but for right now, here is what I found in a nutshell.
- Planet Earth could lose 50% of it's species by 2050 is we keep polluting the way we are currently.
- Around 27,000 species become extinct every single year. That is an alarming amount, and humans are the only ones to blame.
- We are losing about 40 million acres of forest areas every year because of deforestation, only 12% of our forests are in the state in which it originated from.
- In Greenland, 12% of the surface ice melted, which is a record amount! (in 2007)
There is a lot more great information on this website:
http://www.greenbizcheck.com/environmental-facts/
So check it out, it's definetely worth your time!
Thanks for reading! :)
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I was just browsing the web earlier today, and I came across some really startling information about global warming. I'll provide the link below this post, but for right now, here is what I found in a nutshell.
- Planet Earth could lose 50% of it's species by 2050 is we keep polluting the way we are currently.
- Around 27,000 species become extinct every single year. That is an alarming amount, and humans are the only ones to blame.
- We are losing about 40 million acres of forest areas every year because of deforestation, only 12% of our forests are in the state in which it originated from.
- In Greenland, 12% of the surface ice melted, which is a record amount! (in 2007)
There is a lot more great information on this website:
http://www.greenbizcheck.com/environmental-facts/
So check it out, it's definetely worth your time!
Thanks for reading! :)
Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/invisiproblem
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Moon: An Alternative Energy Source?!
Hello Everyone!
I was just reading an very interesting article about energy we might be able to harness from the moon.
Here is the link if anyone is interested: http://www.enn.com/
I'll break it down if anyone just wants to read a simple analysis. Basically, when Apollo astronauts return from the moon, they always bring back rocks from the moon's surface. Scientists have concluded that these rocks contain an element called 'Helium-3', which is a stable isotope of helium. The rocks are missing a neutron, which makes it possible for us to perform nuclear fusion. Using nuclear fusion, we can produce mass amounts of clean energy, which is what the earth needs. Sadly, our resources are in space and it takes billions of dollars just to get there.
Nuclear fusion at the moment uses fission reactors, splitting up uranium nuclei to release energy, and this produces heat. This very heat turns water into steam which spins a turbine to make electricity. But this system produces a lot of radioactive waste, which is why scientists need to find an alternative energy source.
I hope you found that post interesting, you can read the rest of the article on the website I provided you. Thank you for reading!
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I was just reading an very interesting article about energy we might be able to harness from the moon.
Here is the link if anyone is interested: http://www.enn.com/
I'll break it down if anyone just wants to read a simple analysis. Basically, when Apollo astronauts return from the moon, they always bring back rocks from the moon's surface. Scientists have concluded that these rocks contain an element called 'Helium-3', which is a stable isotope of helium. The rocks are missing a neutron, which makes it possible for us to perform nuclear fusion. Using nuclear fusion, we can produce mass amounts of clean energy, which is what the earth needs. Sadly, our resources are in space and it takes billions of dollars just to get there.
Nuclear fusion at the moment uses fission reactors, splitting up uranium nuclei to release energy, and this produces heat. This very heat turns water into steam which spins a turbine to make electricity. But this system produces a lot of radioactive waste, which is why scientists need to find an alternative energy source.
I hope you found that post interesting, you can read the rest of the article on the website I provided you. Thank you for reading!
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Greenland Meltdown!
Hello viewers!
I'm sure all of you are aware of the Greenland situation already, but for those who aren't, this is the deal. Basically, during the course of this month, Greenland's ice sheets have been melting at an alarming rate. Even scientists have been taken by surprise. They are calling this situation 'unprecedented' which means unique and completely unexpected.
July 8th July 12th
Photos from NASA
As you can see, in just 4 days, Greenland has lost much of its ice sheets, even in Summit station, which is Greenland's highest and coldest point. Records do indicate that this event occurs every 150 years. (the last time this meltdown occurred was 1889)
The meltdown area was from 40% to 97% in the matter of 4 days. Researches say that even though the ice melted extremely fast, the area appears to be freezing again, at a much slower rate. Scientists cannot determine yet if the meltdown is because of global warming, or if it's because of a natural rare event. But even if that cannot be concluded, we should keep global warming in mind. Events like these are huge, even if you don't realise it. We should do everything in our power to keep our planet clean and we should try our best not to pollute.
Hope you guys enjoyed reading this post, share it as much as possible! Thank you guys :)
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I'm sure all of you are aware of the Greenland situation already, but for those who aren't, this is the deal. Basically, during the course of this month, Greenland's ice sheets have been melting at an alarming rate. Even scientists have been taken by surprise. They are calling this situation 'unprecedented' which means unique and completely unexpected.
July 8th July 12th
Photos from NASA
As you can see, in just 4 days, Greenland has lost much of its ice sheets, even in Summit station, which is Greenland's highest and coldest point. Records do indicate that this event occurs every 150 years. (the last time this meltdown occurred was 1889)
The meltdown area was from 40% to 97% in the matter of 4 days. Researches say that even though the ice melted extremely fast, the area appears to be freezing again, at a much slower rate. Scientists cannot determine yet if the meltdown is because of global warming, or if it's because of a natural rare event. But even if that cannot be concluded, we should keep global warming in mind. Events like these are huge, even if you don't realise it. We should do everything in our power to keep our planet clean and we should try our best not to pollute.
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Monday, June 25, 2012
3 Very Captivating Facts:
1) If 25% of American families used 10 less plastic bags than they usually would, we would save about 2.5 BILLION plastic bags a year.
2) Every single day, about 50 animal species become extinct because of human consumption and urban development.
3) The energy saved from one single aluminium can, can run a TV set for 3 hours.
This really goes to show how some small changes can have huge impacts on the world, and how we should try our best to preserve the environment as much as we can. Thank you for reading, share this blog around as much as you can, it helps me out a lot!
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1) If 25% of American families used 10 less plastic bags than they usually would, we would save about 2.5 BILLION plastic bags a year.
2) Every single day, about 50 animal species become extinct because of human consumption and urban development.
3) The energy saved from one single aluminium can, can run a TV set for 3 hours.
This really goes to show how some small changes can have huge impacts on the world, and how we should try our best to preserve the environment as much as we can. Thank you for reading, share this blog around as much as you can, it helps me out a lot!
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Friday, June 8, 2012
Hello People of Earth!
I just wanted to share this awesome picture I found on Facebook. Someone actually took a picture of a rain cloud from the sky, while it was raining. It just goes to show how unique our world really is, and how we should take the utmost care of it. Doesn't it blow your mind?!
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
Bio-hazardous Waste...
Happy Saturday Everyone!
I decided to post about bio-hazardous waste, since I have been getting some questions about it. The common misconception in today's society is that the general public don't throw out anything that is toxic. But believe me, people do waste toxic materials everyday without even knowing it. For starters, batteries. The mercury in batteries are extremely harmful to the environment. If mercury breaks down into the soil, organisms such as earthworms will consume it, and 1 of 2 things will occur. The earthworm could instantly die, which will lead to a significant loss in the Earth's biosphere, or the earthworm's off-springs will contain bits of the mercury. This will start infecting a lot of organisms through contact, and this will lead to a whole arsenal of horrible situations.
There are much more items in households that contain toxic material, such as laptops, pesticides and leftover paint. These common items get thrown out everyday on a large scale, and if they are recycled, then the long term damage could be avoided, (since we are using it again and again without throwing it) but if they are thrown out for good, then the material gets mixed in water, the soil, and many other surfaces. So when you are throwing out anything, check if it is recyclable or not. That small sacrifice of your time could mean the difference between life and death for some organisms.
Thank you for reading, stay tuned for more! :)
Toxic Waste Dump
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