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Do you know anything about this topic? Share your expertise with our thousands of visitors each day by submitting your quality, informative 'Environment' article, and if you become a member we will pay you for your unique and original work (note that all submissions are reviewed by our editors). Recent articles submitted to your independent guide to Environment 1. Help Protect The Environment - By: Michael Russell Environment is generally defined as the aggregate of surrounding circumstances, things, conditions, or influences in which a particular thing is developed or situated, or those in which an organism or person is situated, influencing its life and existence by modifying and determining its character o... 2. Environment - The Global Warming Hazard - By: Michael Russell The biggest concern facing the world's environment is that of global warming and its impact on our planet. For the past few decades, environmentalists, geologists and climate specialists have come to note a series of topographical and weather changes that spell trouble for the earth of the fut... Featured ArticleThe Ozone Layer - How We Saved It The ozone layer is a significantly small part of our atmosphere that contains high concentrations of ozone (O3). This layer is generally between 10 - 50 kilometers above Earth's surface. To emphasize the quantity of ozone, if we compress these gases, it will only be a few millimeters thick. The role of this layer though will prove to be very important to all life on the planet. It blocks most ultraviolet rays coming from the sun which are harmful to all biological life.&n ...
Read full story 3. Water Pollution Affecting The Environment - By: Michael Russell People pollute water in many ways, but there are two general causes, the direct method and indirect method. Direct water pollution comes from the wastewater of many factories, refineries and water treatment plants. Each of these places gives out fluids that enter the water supplies; in t... 4. The Ozone Layer - How We Saved It - By: Michael Russell The ozone layer is a significantly small part of our atmosphere that contains high concentrations of ozone (O3). This layer is generally between 10 - 50 kilometers above Earth's surface. To emphasize the quantity of ozone, if we compress these gases, it will only be a few millimeters thi... 5. Management Principles Of The Environment - By: Michael Russell The surrounding influences which are now included in the meaning of 'the environment' are the air that we breathe, the water we drink or swim in, our homes, numbers of people, traffic, noise, streets, stores, parks, countryside, seashore, wildlife, factories, farming and mining. It has become ... 6. Free Energy - By: Michael Russell Recycling unneeded materials is a decent thing to do. Why waste soda cans when they can be melted and recycled to make frames for glass windows, wheelchairs, or maybe parts of an airplane. Recycling materials can help us minimize usage of raw materials that are dug up from the planet.&nb... 7. Global Warming - Its Effects And What We Can Do - By: Michael Russell It is no rumor that global warming has been occurring over the last few decades on Earth. With the average temperature of the Earth rising over time, professionals in the field and practically all citizens of Earth are looking for ways in which we can stop this trend. If we are unable to... 8. Environment And Urban Development - By: Michael Russell Environment has become one of the most discussed and debated issues of the day. The world which was just busy industrializing more and more, almost with blinkers on, has in the last few decades woken up with a jolt to realize that neglect of the ‘E’ factor will result in insurmountable problems for ... 9. The Ozone Layer – Protecting The Planet - By: Michael Russell Located 20 to 40 kilometers above the earth's surface, the ozone layer acts as a shield that protects the earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. There are three categories of UV, namely UV-A, UV-B and UV-C. Most UV-A radiation is only slightly affected by ozone levels, thus most... 10. What Causes The Seasons? - By: Michael Russell The seasons are caused by a change in the length of daylight hours. As the seasons progress, the days get shorter or longer and noon sun changes its altitude in the sky. In summer the sun is high above the horizon as it makes its way across the sky. As winter approaches, the noon sun is lower in the... 11. The Kyoto Accord And What It Means - By: Michael Russell At the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change were given the task of coming up with an agreement that would halt the increasing flow of manmade greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Five years later, the parties had come together in Kyoto to try to wor... 12. Global Wind Patterns - By: Michael Russell Although winds can change on a daily basis, there are some consistencies in world wind patterns. Working from the equator to the poles, there are three bands of wind direction in each hemisphere. From the equator to about 30 degrees latitude (about a third of the way to the poles), the winds come fr... 13. How Volcanoes Affect Our Climate - By: Michael Russell Big, explosive eruptions can send huge quantities of gas and fine debris into the atmosphere. The bigger ones have sent debris high into the stratosphere where it spreads around the globe and might remain for months or even years. The debris has the ability to filter out a portion of the sun’s energ... 14. Present Status Of Fisheries In West Bengal,india - By: Indranil Ghosh Present Status of Fisheries in the State of West Bengal, INDIA & Its Development through Biotechnology Indranil Ghosh Lecturer,deptt. of Aquaculture, West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Kolkata,West Bengal, India Communication address:- JGRC Road, KOLKATA-700114 West Be... 15. Something Smells! Aroma Therapy In The Workplace - By: Michael Russell Since the beginning of the new millennium, aroma therapy has become an issue taken into serious consideration by many businesses and employers. In many case studies, the use of aroma therapy in the workplace has been proven to reduce work related stress and improve activity, as well as reduce the ca... 16. The Power Of Personal Environments - By: Helaine Iris I’ve got to admit, I’m a big fan of comfort. I like it when things in my world are stable and reliable. For example, my home is my sanctuary. I live here, and I work here. I like it to reflect peace, order and beauty, so when a messy remodeling project was underway - like the recent repl... 17. Environmental Science Degree - By: Michael Russell It has often been said that the education offered in our countrys colleges and universities are a direct response to the job market and the trends therein. If this is an assumption to be taken at face value, then the future for professionals with an environmental science degree could not be much bri... 18. What Is Web Hosting? - By: Michael Guilfoyle If you want to take part in the internet as a business, information resource, directory, or as a hobbyist wanting to share data, information and knowledge with the many people and communities on the internet, you have to contain this in a central spot on the internet. You have to own a p... 19. Sustainable Business - By: Michael Russell Looking for a new career? Try thinking green, as in sustainable business. Wall Street might not exactly have caught onto the concept yet, but it's only a matter of time. Business schools across the country are offering classes in sustainable business practices, and some offer MBAs in the field. The ... Please feel free to submit your quality, informative article for our readers. |
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