Climate Change and Environment

Overview In present times, we live in a world where manufactured medicines and prescriptions succeed, but do they have to be the only method to healing cure? Even with all of these engineered choices at the fingertips, many people turning their back to the medicinal plants that started it all. Herbal medicines can heal and improve physical and mental well-being. …

What is a Biogeochemical Cycle? Biogeochemical cycles mostly refer to the movement of nutrients and other elements between biotic factors and abiotic factors.  The term biogeochemical comes from “bio” which means biosphere, “geo” which denotes the geological components, and “chemical” meaning the elements that move through a cycle. Earth conserves substances in the form of atoms. The earth’s system recycles matter in various forms because it …

What is Acid Rain Acid rain is one of the consequences of air pollution which occurs when emissions from factories, heating boilers, or cars contact with the water in the atmosphere. The eroding nature of acid rain causes extensive damage to the environment.  When sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides form from the smoke released from the burning of fossil fuels such as …

Overview Deforestation is the direct human-induced conversion of forested land to other land such as cropland, grassland, or settlement. It refers to forest area reduction around the globe because of different drivers such as urbanization, overpopulation, mining, etc. Due to anthropogenic activities since 1960, deforestation is negatively impacting the ecosystem, climate, and biodiversity. According to UNFAO, forests are being cut …

Introduction Seasons are considered by roughly constant annual weather patterns, day lengths, and temperature ranges. Except for the tropics and polar regions of the earth, it normally describes the four seasons as spring, summer, autumn, and winter and associates detailed ecological and astronomical events with each time of year.  The seasons are related but different to astral seasons, which are more …

What is a Biological Hazard? Biological hazards sometimes called biohazards are any substances that intimidate the health of living organisms. The key to characterizing a biological hazard from other risks is the threat from a biological source, as opposed to something like a chemical hazard, which can be factory-made or exist in the environment. Biological hazards can be present anywhere, such …

Disaster Risk Management When a hazardous event such as a flood, drought, cyclone, tsunami, or earthquake occurs, causing damage to infrastructure and loss of life, it highlights the reality that a society and its resources are vulnerable to such events. When deliberating disaster risk management, a disaster can high spot the following in a community: The geographical area where the …

What is Timber Harvesting Timber harvesting is a forest management procedure that requires careful planning and strict devotion to the chosen methods. Otherwise, it can cause important economic losses to forestry and harm the environment. It can be used to achieve several different objectives for the woodland property. Forest owners may choose to cut trees on their property to produce …

Solar Energy Radiation from the sun is capable enough to produce heat, causing different chemical reactions, and generating electricity. The total amount of solar energy that strikes the Earth is vastly more than the world’s current and expected energy requirements. If appropriately harnessed, this highly dispersed source has the potential to satisfy all future energy needs. In the present century, solar energy is becoming progressively attractive as a renewable …

Concept of Organic Farming Organic farming can be well-defined as an agricultural process that uses biological fertilizers and pest control produced from biodegradable waste. Organic farming was introduced as an answer to the environmental issues caused by the use of synthetic and chemical pesticides. In other words, it is a new system of agriculture or farming that repairs, maintains, and …