Destruction Of The Ozone Layer
.... This is the ozone
thinning theory: "CFCs release chlorine into the stratosphere... leading to
ozone destruction and exposing the planet to harmful ultraviolet rays."
Critics who discount the thinning theory still say that chlorine comes from
natural sources like volcanic eruptions and does no permanent damage
(Brooks 422).
NASA researches claim that they have evidence that shows CFCs are
to blame for ozone depletion. Natural chlorine is only about 1/5 of the
chlorine in the stratosphere because most of it dissolves in the rain water
before it reaches the ozone (Brooks 422). Oceans and volcanoes do release
large amounts of ch .....
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Hurricanes
.... only a few
reach hurricane status, which by international agreement requires wind
speeds in excess of 119 kilometers per hour and a rotary circulation.
Hurricanes average 600 kilometers in diameter, and often extend 12,000
meters above the ocean surface. From the outer edge of the hurricane to
the center the barometric pressure has on occasion dropped 60 millibars,
from 1010 to 950 millibars. The lowest pressure ever recorded in the
United States was 892.31 millibars.
The steep pressure generates the rapid, inward spiraling winds of a
hurricane. As the inward rush nears the core of the storm, it is whirled
upward. Upon ascend .....
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Electrochemistry
.... be done using electrochemical
methods, and electrochemical methods are used in the large-to-medium-scale
synthesis of organic "fine chemicals" because of the financial, safety and
environmental advantages. Here's a page outlining some current research by
one of my graduate school professors.
I can think of at least three common uses of electrochemistry:
pH meters and other measuring devices
pH meters are electrochemical devices. They measure pH by comparing the
electrical properties of a solution to those of a reference electrode.
Other types of electrochemistry are used in other measurement applications.
Electroplating
If yo .....
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Nuclear Weapons
.... the majority of the substance was used towards our nuclear weapons
programs.
Along with reactors, sometimes comes a meltdown which can cause
harmful effects if it isn't controlled quickly enough. After such
instances as the Hanford, Washington reactor meltdown and the accident in
the U.S.S.R. at the Chernobyl site, no one wanted to hear about the use of
plutonium. The United States government banned nuclear testing and also
ended the production of plutonium. (Ref. 5) Now we are in a dilemma. We
are in need of our future sources of energy to power our nation. We are
running out of coal and oil to run our power pla .....
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Cloning
.... method of cloning used in Horticulture. Matching cuts are made in
the stems of two plants, which are then fitted together so that their
transport systems are in contact. The wounded area heals, and the two stems
become a single physiological unit. All the McIntosh apple trees now in use
and many other fruit varieties have been derived by grafting from single
ancestral trees. "Nuclear transplantation," in which nuclei from cells of
one individual are transferred to unfertilized eggs whose nuclei have been
removed, is one method of artificial cloning in animals. All the
transplanted nuclei are generally identical, and therefore th .....
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El Nino
.... trun, collapses the food chain. Thus, leaving our
worlds subsistence and commercial fishermen with out food and money.
With the already descendeing food chain on our earth, the warming water
also effects the atmosphere, resulting in more extreme temperatures, more
rain, and more drought periods, costing more money to our already debted
economy, and the world.
An example (demonstrated here by alaska) brought about by the extreme
temperatures was during the 1976-77 el nino, which brought severe cold to
the polar regions. The polar regions were so cold, that the bears in
those regions did not hibernate. Studies have shown in alaska .....
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Platinum
.... The grains also
contain small amounts of iron, copper, chromium, and titanium. A large
nugget of platinum will be found only on occasion, like in 1843, a lump
weighing over 21 pounds was found in Russia. Russia produces the worlds
largest share of platinum-group metals. Other important sources of
platinum are located in the Transvaal province in South Africa and in
Sudbury, Ont. Colombia and the United States also have sources of platinum.
The United States uses about 475,000 troy ounces of platinum a year. About
1/5 of this comes from its own mines and from scrap. The rest is imported
largely from Canada, which recovers .....
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Why We Have Seasons
.... moves further north the temperature increases and the weather
turns warmer. During the three months of spring the sun continues to move
north and warming the earth more efficiently. At around June 21st the sun
is directly facing the tropic of cancer. At this time the movement north
comes to a halt and the earth's surface is at its warmest point, the summer
solstice. It is also known as the longest day of the year when the earth
is furthest away from the sun. During the winter the sun is actually
closer to the sun, but it gets less heat because of the unstable amount of
radiation. Throughout the spring months the sun is slo .....
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The Mystery Of Area 51
.... would be the beginning of what might be one of mankind's
most unexplained phenomenons in history. According to these ranchers, (who
asked to be anonymous) a flying object came out of the South East and went
flying into the Northwesterly direction. These ranchers observed it for 40
or 50 seconds before it disappeared behind the hills. They did not recall
it making any sounds (Roswell 1).
The next day, another rancher recovered a part of what is believed
to be, the flying object that was seen the night before. According to the
Las Vegas Review Journal, the man gave it to authorities, and it was sent
to “higher authorization sett .....
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Animal Testing: Animals Suffer
.... in the book
Intervention and Reflection displays and evokes the actual suffering of
many harmless animals.
"In 1953 R. Soloman, L. Kamin, and L. Wynne, experimenters at
Harvard University, placed forty dogs in a device called a 'shuttle
box,' which consists of a box divided into two compartments,
separated by a barrier. Initially the barrier was set at the
height of the dog's back. Hundreds of intense electric shocks were
delivered to the dogs' feet through a grid floor.... they then
blocked the passage between the compartments with a piece of plate
glass .....
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The Aftermath Of Hurricane Mitch
.... Hundreds of homes, streets, and businesses were washed away,
and those that remained standing found themselves anchored beneath several
feet of mud and debris.
In some places, the stench is overpowering. The smell from
intermingled garbage, rotting food, rancid floodwater, animal and -- very
possibly -- human corpses fills the air. Yet still people work near the
water, clean goods in it, even bathe in it. The potential for disease
cannot be understated.
Homeowners squat along the muddy, contaminated waters, rinsing
clothing, dishes, photographs -- anything that can be salvaged. Residents
point to stretches where the .....
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Mescaline
.... feelings of giddiness or anxiety,
and a moderate dose of Mescaline (200-300mg) begins to impair the senses.
Strong doses (300-500mg) will induce hallucinations and effect the user's
perceptions of color, time, and space. Heavy does of Mescaline (500-700mg)
and frequent use of mescaline will cause symptoms of schizophrenia,
psychotic episodes, and may be fatal. At any point the user may also feel
the effects of nausea, dizziness, depressed or increased breathing, as well
as increased heart rate and blood pressure. Long term effects also include
chromosomal damage and possible birth defects.
Possibly due to it's euphoric qual .....
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