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You’ve heard the newsthe world is getting warmer. Even the very largest of ecosystems, our oceans, are feeling the heat. The oceans cover more than 70 percent of the globe. They are home to more than 80 percent of life on Earth from seaweed to sharks. They store heat. They regulate our weather. They provide much of our food. Many of our cities hug their shores. Stellar science writer Laurie Goldman describes how Earth is responding to climate change and what it mean… More >>
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The book is based on the results of the investigations of the authors in the semi-arid and arid regions (ASAR) of the globe. These investigations brought to the conclusion that the warming climate will cause the drying up of the water resources in these regions. In this case the principles of Sustainable Development will not be able to avert forthcoming catastrophes. These conclusions brought to the compilation of the policy of “Progressive Development”, emphasising… More >>
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A million years after the birth of our sun, the violent explosion of a nearby supernova nearly ended life on Earth before it began. Over the next four and a half billion years, forces of nature shaped our planet and the life it harbored. Barely surviving the traumatic birth of the Moon, buffeted by supernovae, and bombarded by asteroids, the resilient Earth endured. And despite planet-freezing ice ages, devastating mass extinctions, and ever changing climate, life n… More >>
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