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Whether modification is an effective practice to enhance human living and stay healthy. In highly polluted regions, where air quality index threatens human health, cloud seeding may be the viable option to clean the atmosphere and augment life of living creatures. Cloud seeding induces artificial rain that enhances the cloud's ability to make rain or snow, along with controlling weather hazards that can be dangerous for species on earth.  According to scientists, Cloud seeding can be helpful for weather modification in polluted areas. In simple terms, Cloud seeding consists of dispersion of chemicals that include silver iodide over the clouds for rain to happen. In the cloud seeding process, clouds are inoculated with salts like silver iodide, potassium iodide, sodium chloride, or dry ice, which is symbolized as the "seed". These salts are disseminated to provide extra nuclei from more cloud droplets that depend on the temperature conditions within the clouds. Main pu...

Geoengineering is a subset of technologies that mitigates the impact of extreme climate fluctuations such as lower global temperature. Geoengineering adopts the engineered methods to modify the climatic changes and lessen the harmful impact of global warming and other weather conditions that can have adverse effects on earth. Through Geoengineering technology, greenhouse gases are removed from the atmosphere, preserving polar ice. Diverse approaches of Geoengineering technologies can be used to mitigate sudden climate changes that include solar radiation management, carbon dioxide removal, weather modification, or intervention in the planetary ecosystem. Carbon geoengineering removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which can alter the causes of climate change. This technique of geoengineering   breaks the link from emissions to concentrations. Solar radiation management techniques reflect sunlight back into space, and modifying clouds, plants and ice to reflect more su...

Nature astonishes humans with massive hazardous attacks. Strong storm is a long-lasting wind storm combined with fast moving showers or cloudbursts. When a storm hits, people may experience inner struggle and develop negative thoughts. Emotional turmoil is common in children as well as adults when exposed to the roaring sound of a strong storm.   Major weather swings in surroundings and howling noise of winds and heavy destruction may destabilize mental function. Person who experiences a heavy storm may undergo extreme stress and weaken the immune system especially for people suffering from diseases.  The intensity of storms unfavorably impacts on the thought process, decision making power and inability to protect from typical ferocious sounds in the environment. During the lashing storm, inhabitants are still not able to convey the inner expressions and are so fearful that they do not call for help. They get trapped in extreme weather conditions and feel that life is d...

  Tagline: Space Junk clutching the planet   Technical innovation is marvelous and undergoing at great pace to surprise humans on earth as well as in space. Space technology provides hi-tech means for people that help in development of every aspect of culture to nurture, foster economy, education and medical services to enhance the life of global people. Though these magnificent modernizations offer great avenues and facilities to people but it poses severe hazards which may have negative ramification.   Space debris are perilous outcome of human actions.   Space debris, also named as space junk, is waste artificial material of numerous launched vehicles and satellites orbiting the earth. It threatens the space stations or space vehicles and astronauts because there are chances of colliding while conducting missile test, space satellites or space crafts. Space debris is harmful to all space jets or satellites in the form of gigantic size discarded rocket or m...

  Overfishing is one of the worse human action which involves catching more fish from the water than is maintainable. Such practices have negative repercussion of decline in these species, which can happen rapidly and challenge the ecosystems and may affect the stability of the environment. Several scientists have speculated that increasing overfishing may collapse the marine sea food in coming years.   Key concern with the practice of overfishing by human is that it exhausts marine creatures in the water that disturbs the ecosystems and has dangerous environmental aftermath. Technical modernization in every arena made human life simple as well as it also threatens to environmental health. Advanced fishing equipment and procedures and huge vessels facilitate fishermen to capture large amount fishes for commercial use. Such fishing operation results in declining species in ocean and fishermen and boats roam to new location to go deeper in sea to capture fishes. This has d...

Natural disaster hit global populace in diverse forms and leave devastating impact in which human survival is endangered. Among them Blizzard cause massive destruction in affected areas. Blizzard is an intense weather event in which snowstorm along with strong winds result in blowing snow and low visibility with low-temperature weather.   Major elements that distinguish a blizzard from other snow storm are wind speed and perceptibility. The National Weather Service explained to blizzard as, “A storm in which wind speed is more than 35 miles per hour (mph) and visibility is less than a quarter (1/4) mile". Such atmospheric conditions continue at least few hours. Blizzard is deadly snow storm and has devastating impact on human society.   The main cause of prevalence of blizzards is collision of a mass of warmer air with a mass of very cold air. The crash of the air masses activates the atmospheric tension required for high wind speeds. There are regular and ground blizzard th...

  Oceans are beautiful gift to people in this planet. Oceans are media for trade and voyage from one country to other and for pleasure in world. Humans and water entities get oxygen and maintain good health if oceans are free from pollution. Oceans are responsible for regulating climate which in turn give huge benefit to living organism. In brief, the ocean offers good resources to improve human health that include food, oxygen, livelihoods, blue spaces, and medications. Recently, climate scientists have observed intense threat to such natural resources due to increasing ocean acidification. Human’s bad practices worsen the level of pollutions in oceans. Earlier, ocean acidification pose threat to the marine arena only but currently, it becomes a major human health issue among climate researchers and experts. Several scholars have realized that ocean acidification massively impact on the resources that are responsible for human health. Ocean acidification leads to malnutrition and ...

Human living is dependent on food and water. Water is life source of food because it is required in ample amount for cultivation of crops. Food and water security is under severe threat due to rising temperature in atmosphere and unsustainable farming practices by agriculturalists. Basically, agriculture affect the environment through its direct impacts on land cover and ecosystems. At global level, agricultural practices are responsible for climate change through emission of greenhouse gases and drop of carbon storage in vegetation and soil. At local level, farming decreases biodiversity and immensely impact on natural habitats through land conversion, eutrophication, pesticide inputs, irrigation and drainage. Unsustainable agricultural practices may result in direct environmental degradation such as soil erosion and loss of pollinators. If this environmental issue is ignored by climate scientists, it may pose serious danger to the lives of humans, economic wealth, and peace and s...

In ocean, humans can explore numerous wonderful species. Blue whale has immense recognition as an intelligent marine mammal on the planet which weighs approximately 200 ton. The heart of blue whale is equivalent to the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. These mammals are omnipresent in oceans of world and often swim in small groups or alone.   Blue whale is colossal sea animal. It is exemplified by some experts that whales have huge body as compared to dinosaurs. Other professionals assert that whales are brainy among sea animals. They behave in intelligent manner. These stunning mammals have adeptness to learn fast and use knowledge to cope up in strange or puzzling circumstances. Whales are capable to think conceptually and very good communicators. These unique species converse in groups using lovely lyrical sounds. Their voice is very loud and can be heard at a distance of several miles. Research data has demonstrated that whales have about 20,000 acoustic watts of sound at 163 de...

  Our earth is bestowed with huge number of animals in forest as well as in civilian arena that maintain good balance in natural environment. Some animals have extraordinary physical and perceptual power to sense the pleasure or jeopardy in surrounding. When we appraise the living of animals in dense forest, African elephants are underlined in our mind.   Nature has created wonderful creature as an elephant which are highly brilliant and emotionally strong animals with complex consciousness. African elephants which are highly mobile mammals extend a pivotal contribution in balancing ecosystems of savanna and forest landscapes, enhancing fiscal growth at global level. These elephants also participate in conservation of natural environment that surpass geopolitical boundaries.     Evolutionary facts about African elephant:     Scientific data indicated that African elephants are divided into two subspecies, actually two different species, the gr...

Carbon markets are significant and they are mounting in today’s environment due to global warming. Since last many decades, there is a growing mindfulness of climate change risks and need to lessen greenhouse gas emissions. Nations recognized the necessity to limit the gathering of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere up to a level that will avert hazardous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.   Carbon market is a market where carbon emissions can be merchandized. It enables governments to set a price on carbon emissions, so companies cannot pass environmental costs on to the public, the way they do today. Major goal of Carbon markets is to decrease greenhouse gas emissions in cost-effective manner by setting limits on emissions and allowing the trade-off of emission units, which are tools representing emission reductions. Carbon trading, also known as emissions trading, is a market-based mechanism to limit GHG. Carbon markets can be implemented i...

Nitrate leaching is natural procedure. It occurs when nitrate leaves the soil in drainage water. Leaching also occurs when irrigation or rainfall carries nitrogen mostly in the nitrate form dropping through the soil profile. As nitrate moves below plant root systems, it constantly move downward and ultimately reaches to groundwater. When it remains in ground water, it does not create problem but once it comes into the ground water and mix with other fresh water bodies, it is harmful and becomes an environmental pollutant.  Environmental scientists have signified that nitrate level in fresh water is an important pointer of effluence and there is stern need to devise policies by national and regional government to enhance water quality. Agriculturalists must be aware of the risk of leaching and they must manage their crops to reduce losses from their land. There are a number of ways in which gardeners can minimize nitrate leaching. -     ...

Organic gardening is a novel phrase in the arena of environmental research. The expansion of organic culture enhance the production system. Agricultural scientists, scholars and intellectuals are more inclined to perform research and emphasize in developing organic garden to reduce environmental pollution. In organic garden, ranchers use natural compost and manure to fertilise and cultivate plants and flowers. In a zest of creating eco-friendly environ, growers do not sprinkle any harmful chemicals or pesticides and develop healthy plants. Today, in highly polluted environment, organic gardening is really natural cultivation in contrast to gardening that uses pesticides and other chemicals. Through organic gardening, farmers can get their share from the earth as well as reserve it for future generations. It is very safe as it also does not damage the soil, the habitat or the environment. Researchers realize that organic gardening is a potent procedure to protect the planet. ...

Plastic pollution is a major issue for environment and human health Our global community’s population is escalating at speedy rate and as a result, mammoth garbage is accumulating due to indecorous human activities. We commonly use easily disposable products, such as soda cans or bottles of water. But amass of these products has led to snowballing amounts of plastic pollution around the world. It is well known that plastic is composed of major toxic pollutants which has dangerous outcome in environment as well as on human health. Plastic is a polymeric material. Plastic pollution occur when plastic waste is gathered in an area and has begun to negatively impact the natural environment and create glitches for plants, wildlife and even human populace such as killing plant life and posing threats to local animals. Plastic is an extremely useful material, but it also contains toxic compounds and cause illness. Major grounds for plastic pollutions are as under. Excessive...

Farmers often get puzzled and worried about their farm when they have problem with crop growth. Sometimes plants are wilting and growing more slowly. Farmers cannot instantly diagnose what causes such sluggish growth. To resolve these issues, drones are developed. Drones that fly are also called unmanned aerial vehicles . Agricultural drones are the outcome of emerging technology and revolution in agriculture industry . These drones are applied to agri-business in order to augment crop production and observe crop growth. Today agriculturalists have great options of using drone with advanced sensors and digital imaging capabilities to help them gather good picture of their fields. This valuable information congregated from such equipment is useful to enhance crop yields and farm productivity. To operate drone, farmers enters a flight path for the drone using smart phone . They program in the area of field where the drone must take images and videos . The drone flies o...

Trap in quicksand is dreadful experience and it may turn to life threating if we do not have knowledge to come out or we fail to use our intelligence and emergency reaction to escape from this deadly situation.  It is normally told to us from our elders that we should be alert while travelling to hilly, muddy or any challenging landscape. We as a human are adventurous, creative and challenges accepting creature. But some of us are busy with our professional schedule and do not have dearth knowledge of managing situations aroused due to horrific weather conditions or sometimes we may get trapped in quicksand while adventurous visit or on a family trip and enjoying natural scenery in hills, valleys or near water fall.  Quicksand is simply regular sand that has been soaked with water to the point that it becomes a thick, muddy pool which cannot support weight. First of all, it is imperative to know where quicksand develops. Generally, quicksand is found throughout t...