Amazon Rainforest is a global concern and feared to have been damaged by fire. Periodic fires are nothing new to the Amazon Rainforest. However, in 2015, there has been a significant increase in reported fires. The Ecologist reports that within the last five weeks, over 18,000 fires have occurred. Furthermore, increased levels of carbon into […]
The intense heat wave across India has caused close to 2,000 reported deaths so far, before a drizzle of relief in certain regions. The scorching heat in the summer of 2015 has been one of the deadliest in more than 30 years. The country normally experiences summer during the months of February to May. However, […]
Pollen grains could be the surprising and the previously misunderstood mystery link behind cloud formation, leading to increased rainfall. A recent study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, concluded in a laboratory setting, that clouds are formed by six different types of trees and plants. While typically, rain aids flowers in blooming, the new […]