In recent years, tropical storms, depressions and hurricanes dominated the news media like never before. Their intensity was stronger, their devastation, more widespread. Demolished buildings, power outages and deaths lay in their wake. The impression exists that hurricanes will progress to do even greater damage in the future. Is this all simply impression based on emotional reaction? Or is there hard evidence - backed up by scientific data - … [Read more...]

The Amazon rainforest is one of the most important natural resources in the entire world. It holds a wide variety of plants and wildlife that are waiting to be discovered by scientists. Many of these new species may prove to be quite useful in treating a variety of diseases and other ailments. Unfortunately, deforestation is destroying these beautiful habitats. The effects of this massive deforestation go much deeper than just the loss of … [Read more...]

Coral reefs are absolutely integral to our environment. They provide food for fish that provide fishermen with bait that brings in the tuna harvest. Coral reefs shelter our shores. Furthermore, they provide breathtaking beauty for thousands of miles along the world's warm coasts. Yet we know so little about them and how the coral reef ecosystem really works. Here are nine very interesting coral reef ecosystem facts and the sad truth behind the … [Read more...]