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MigraciÃ³n ClimÃ¡tica de cara al cambio climÃ¡tico
Un estudio De la Universidad de California muestra las zonas de la tierra que experimentarÃ¡n un cambio climÃ¡tico que obligarÃ¡ a las especies animales a migrar o perecer. >> Read the Full Article
Cambio climÃ¡tico y salud humana
Los cambios climÃ¡ticos globales ocasionados por el hombre, nos estÃ¡n enfermando. >> Read the Full Article
Climate migration in the face of climate change
As climate change unfolds over the next century, plants and animals will need to adapt or shift locations to follow their ideal climate. A new study provides an innovative global map of where species are likely to succeed or fail in keeping up with a changing climate. The findings appear in the science journal Nature. >> Read the Full Article
Calcule su huella hÃdrica
Nuestra huella de agua se calcula contando la cantidad de agua dulce que cada uno de nosotros usamos a diario y la cantidad de agua necesaria para producir los bienes y servicios que consumimos >> Read the Full Article
Un invierno extremadamente frÃo Tensa los Sistemas de EnergÃa; Que brille la EnergÃa EÃ³lica
Un invierno especialmente frÃo pone en tensiÃ³n los sistemas de generaciÃ³n de energÃa, pero la energÃa eÃ³lica se desempeÃ±a bastante bien. >> Read the Full Article
Con el cambio climÃ¡tico, Groenlandia se prepara para la ExplotaciÃ³n
Los efectos nocivos del cambio climÃ¡tico son cada vez mÃ¡s conocidos, y ahora aquÃ hay otra mÃ¡s: El derretimiento de la capa de hielo en Groenlandia tiene al paÃs ahora preparÃ¡ndose para la fiebre del oro. Conforme el hielo se derrite a un ritmo rÃ©cord en Groenlandia, los mineros del mundo, los trabajadores petroleros y equipos de construcciÃ³n ya estÃ¡n planeando ir a ese paÃs en los prÃ³ximos aÃ±os, para comenzar a excavar buscando minerales, hidrocarburos y menas por debajo de la capa de hielo en retirada. >> Read the Full Article
Â¿Debe el Lobo seguir siendo protegido?
Una propuesta del Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de los Estados Unidos (USFWS)solicita quitar al lobo de la lista de especie protegidas >> Read the Full Article
Calculating your water footprint
Water scarcity affects 2.7 billion people worldwide for at least a month each year and in the same way that each of us has a carbon footprint, Professor Arjen Hoekstra of the University of Twente in the Netherlands posits that every person also has a "water footprint". Our water footprint is calculated by counting the amount of fresh water that we each use daily and the amount of water required to produce the goods and services that we consume. Due in large part to our monthly water bill, we recognize our daily fresh water use more than we do the amount of water that it takes to produce other foods and products that we consume. We more commonly think about water consumption in terms daily showers dishwasher and sprinkler usage or dripping spigots. >> Read the Full Article
El poder del volcÃ¡n
La energÃa que se puede obtener de un volcÃ¡n supera las fuentes de energÃa geo-tÃ©rmica convencionales >> Read the Full Article
A Mexican "bee-rometer"
Mexico is the fourth largest honey producer and fifth largest honey exporter in the world. A Smithsonian researcher and colleagues helped rural farmers in Mexico to quantify the genetically modified organism (GMO) soybean pollen in honey samples rejected for sale in Germany. Their results will appear Feb. 7 in the online journal, Scientific Reports. >> Read the Full Article