According to an updated global “Red List” of endangered species more than 1,000 freshwater fish species are being threatened with extinction. This situation is a seen as reflection of the […]
Read MoreWhat is a 100 Year Storm
With the recent flooding in Atlanta, Georgia you may have heard reporting calling this an equivalent to 100 year storm. A 100 year storm does not occur every 100 years, […]
Read MoreAvoid Stinky, Mildew-Smelling Cushions with Foam
If you have any sort of outdoor furniture, like on patio or boat cushions, then there’s a good chance you invested in them heavily—outdoor furniture is generally more expensive because […]
Read MoreWhat to Look for in Pet Boarding
By doggies-gonewild.com Going out of town is always rough. Even if you’re going on vacation, you have to plan so many moving parts, from transportation to packing and more. However, […]
Read MoreWhat is 10 miles across, but powers an explosion brighter than the Milky Way?
Right now, astronomers are viewing a ball of hot gas billions of light years away that is radiating the energy of hundreds of billions of suns. At its heart is an object a little larger than 10 miles across. And astronomers are not entirely sure what it is. If, as they suspect, the gas ball is the result of a supernova, then it’s the most powerful supernova ever seen.
Read MoreRats pose health threat to poultry, humans
Rats can absorb disease agents from their local environment and spread them, according to a new study. The results also indicate that the threat rats pose to the health of poultry and humans has been underestimated.
Read MoreNatural carbon sinks and their role in climate
Protected areas such as rainforests occupy more than one-tenth of the Earth’s landscape, and provide invaluable ecosystem services, from erosion control to pollination to biodiversity preservation. They also draw heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and store it in plants and soil through photosynthesis, yielding a net cooling effect on the planet.Determining the role protected areas play as carbon sinks — now and in decades to come — is a topic of intense interest to the climate-policy community as it seeks science-based strategies to mitigate climate change. Toward that end, a study in the journal Ambioestimates for the first time the amount of CO2 sequestered by protected areas, both at present and throughout the 21st century as projected under various climate and land-use scenarios.
Read MoreChanging climate and reforestation
For the past six years, researchers at the Universitat Politènica de València (Polytechnic Univeristy of Valencia, UPV) have been studying the performance of twelve Aleppo pine varieties native to different regions of Spain in reforestation campaigns across three national forest areas. Different varieties or genotypes have different levels of resistance to cold and drought, which influence how well they perform in a given geographical region, and researchers wanted to find out which varieties worked best and where.To do so, the different national varieties or genotypes were used to repopulate forest areas in La Hunde, Valencia (as the control region), in the drier Granja d'Escarp, Lleida, to the north and further inland in Tramacastiel, Teruel, where the climate is much cooler.”The varieties from Inland Levante and La Mancha performed the best overall, while those from further south seem to be perfect for reforestation efforts in regions already affected by climate change,” observes Antonio del Campo, researcher at the UPV's Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (IIAMA).
Read MoreUsing an Electric Fence for Your Rural Property
By Farm Supply Store Part of living on a farm means having proper fencing, though this can often entail a number of different options depending on your property and what […]
Read MoreElectric Fences: A Better Alternative to Barbed Wire
Written by: The Farm Supply Store One of the most popular forms of home security and safeguarding animals is electric fences. It is economical, and is easier to install and […]
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