https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r Made with panache en-us 2017-05-05 15:01:21 UTC 2026-02-24 21:52:34 UTC hello@padlet.com 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200217 January 18, 2017
This article details how 2016 had topped the record of high temperatures. Over the past three years, the surface of the Earth has warmed up .5* F, more than any other three year data collection since 1800. It explained how many coastal communities are doing everything they can to prevent damage from rising sea levels. India had its hottest day in history, 123.8*F. Temperatures in the arctic have ranged from 20-30* higher than usual, causing glaciers to melt and arctic animals like polar bears to suffer. Since El Nino is officially over, it is expected that 2017 will be a cooler year. Africa had experienced droughts more than ever before. Global warming began to become an issue in the 1970's. 16 out of 17 of the hottest recorded years have occurred just since 2000. This shows that the climate is warming and there will be issues if it is not stopped soon.]]> 2017-05-05 15:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200217 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200255 January 23, 2017
Spanish scientists have created a model for a 3D printer that will print human skin. The skin can be used for transplants and hospital needs, or for cosmetic companies to test their products instead of testing on animals or humans. This is going to be a major scientific development because it means that people who need a skin donor will not have to wait for someone eligible, they can just get it printed. It may cost a lot more money, but if death is on the line then they may choose to go for it. The printer is able to replicate the structure of skin with the different layers. Instead of a normal 3D printer with inks and plastics, this bioprinter has cartridges of biological components and the materials that are found in human skin. If this new technology succeeds and is able to save lives, there will be more major developments in hospitals and there may even be printers in the future to print other organs.]]> 2017-05-05 15:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200255 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200280 January 16, 2017
100% of electric trains in the Netherlands are now running solely from wind power produced by an energy supplier, Eneco. These trains do not give off any carbon emissions therefore are so much better for the environment. The original plan was to have all trains running on reusable energy by 2018, but since they had already almost reached that goal a year early, they decided to push even further to just wind energy. This power is from wind farms in the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Belgium that have been newly built to use for the trains. This ensures a constant flow of energy because it is not only coming from domestic wind farms, but from other countries. If other countries are able to do what the Netherlands have done, carbon emissions emitted by trains can be reduced by a very great amount in the future, reducing the effects of global warming. ]]> 2017-05-05 15:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200280 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200315 June 21, 2016
Portugal was the first nation to ever run its country solely on renewable energy for four consecutive days. They accomplished this through the use of solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal heat, and hydroelectric power. This greatly reduced greenhouse gas emissions and will allow Portugal to continue moving forward to using 100% renewable energy in the future. If this trend spreads across Europe, countries like Denmark will follow Portugal's lead and attempt to go 100% renewable. Denmark did do something like this last year, but Portugal extended it even further. The Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) is a good area to hold wind farms because of the mountain ranges that cause more gusty winds. Hopefully the US and other countries in Europe and Asia and South America will be able to develop technology to use renewable energy more efficiently. ]]> 2017-05-05 15:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200315 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200351 December 22, 2016
The first public solar road has opened in Normandy, France. It stretches about half of a mile and is covered in solar panels that convert solar energy into energy that can be used to power streetlights. The article did not mention whether this road will be used to power electric cars, but in the future there will most likely be a road that can. By different countries making efforts to use more renewable energy, global warming may be stopped. This road will under go a two year test period, with 2,000 motorists driving over it per day. Other places in the world have already caught on, like Missouri has planned to put solar panels on the side of Route 66. These solar panels will replace concrete and generate enough electricity that the road will be the first to pay for itself. These solar panels will be able to show land markings and lanes also for drivers driving at night. ]]> 2017-05-05 15:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200351 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200364 December 14, 2016
In the North Atlantic, a 6 story high wave was recorded from a buoy. This surpassed the record of the highest wave, 59 feet. The wave was caused by a cold front that produced 50mph winds. The wave broke out in the ocean between Iceland and the United Kingdom. The importance of meteorological and ocean observations were noted because large waves like this can effect people out on boats or shipping lanes for international deliveries. It is important to be able to predict these weather phenomenons like the cold front that could cause giant waves. These large waves most often occur in the area of the North Atlantic because of atmospheric pressure and wind circulation patterns.  The southern coast of Iceland, the Canadian coast, and the west coast of the UK are where there are usually big waves.  ]]> 2017-05-05 15:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200364 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200870 November 9, 2016
This article discussed Donald Trumps election into office. People from the UN gathered to discuss environmental issues, and since everyone believed that Hillary would win the election, there was not any further discussion about what to do about the climate if Trump wins. Since Trump is skeptical about global warming, which is actually real, he has not made any clear plan, or any at all, for what he will do to prevent issues with the environment relating to global warming. Trump wants to get the United States out of the Paris Agreement, which is an agreement to cut pollution rates and is basically  a pledge to help the environment. But, since the Paris agreement is already live and going on, it will take more than Mr. Trump's 4 year term to remove the United States from the signing. ]]> 2017-05-05 15:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200870 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200897 November 2, 2016
Scientists have always wanted to find new ways to enhance the crops that are grown in the fields of our country. Crop engineers from around the world are looking to fix rice so that it will use water more efficiently therefore it will be more efficient to harvest and sell. Also, they want to make cereals that require less fertilizer to grow the wheat. But, there are various issues that slow down this process. It is very hard to add new genes into a plant because it is very time consuming and unreliable. Certain types of plants have an easy transformation when the genome is placed inside of the bacterium then allow for the plant to fertilize.  But, the use of that specific plant gene is not safe because it is considered a pest. Instead, DNA-coated gold beads are placed inside of plant cells to be bathed in growth hormones to then become a full plant. One of the plants that does very well with this treatment is corn. A robot was created to help with transformation processes. The robot digests the cell wall using enzymes so that new genes can be introduced. Although these processes are very difficult, new technology is constantly being brought out which will help speed up  transformations. ]]> 2017-05-05 15:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200897 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200915 No date listed
As solar panels had become very popular since the idea of renewable energy at home came about, people have been looking for more cost efficient ways to become more sustainable. Solar shingles were introduced, which are supposed to look like shingles on your roof but provide energy. These are less expensive than solar panels. and convert energy using an inverter box. The biggest company that produces solar shingles has their product producing 12 watts per square foot. These shingles are wireless and can be snapped together. By using solar power, a typical  residential home electricity bill can be cut down by 40-60%. This is not only good for the homeowner, but good for the environment as well.  The government offers 30% tax credit to those who use solar power energy in their homes. The prices of these shingles are very reasonable and may continue to go down and become even more popular.]]> 2017-05-05 15:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200915 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200932 November 9, 2016
One of the largest geysers in the world, Old Faithful, has been erupting in Yellowstone National Park, and scientists are trying to figure out the flow of water that is creating these eruptions. Scientists from the US and Denmark will be conducting observations and tests to figure out where and how hot the water is flowing underneath the surface. The scientists will conduct flights over the geyser with an electromagnetic system attached to a helicopter. 13,800 years ago, there was an explosion that left a 1.5 mile long crater in Yellowstone Lake, which is the largest crater in the world. Yellowstone Park is hoping to use the results of these experiments and observations to create a better experience for tourists without damaging the land or having the people get harmed. ]]> 2017-05-05 15:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200932 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200950 October 27, 2016
As the planet has been heating up over the years, species of fish living in the ocean have fond ways to adapt to the changing environment. The species "winter skate" fish are able to turn on genes that helps them adapt to the changing ocean temperatures. This adaptation is not effecting the chemical makeup of their DNA, but rather not using a specific gene. Because waters in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where winter skate were observed, are warmer,  these fish are smaller than those found in the Atlantic Ocean. The genes that the fish turns on can also be just altered to being stronger or weaker, and not just completely turned off. These findings give hope to animal scientists to find new ways to help protect endangered species and find ways to have them show genes to help them survive. ]]> 2017-05-05 15:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200950 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200978 November 3, 2016
Germany is set to launch its first hydrogen fuel cell train in 2017. This will leave zero emission because of the replacement of carbon dioxide with steam. The fuel source is recycled, and the train is said to work just as well, if not better, and standard regional trains. The recycled fuel source is the water waste from the chemical industry. The hydrogen is burned with oxygen from the atmosphere, which creates the power for the train to run. The first route of this train is 60 miles and will be in Lower Saxony. If all goes well, Germany is hoping to replace over 400 of their current trains with this new, zero emission train. Aside from Germany, other countries such as Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands have shown interest in this train and will most likely be planning to have it in their land.]]> 2017-05-05 15:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170200978 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170201505 February 7, 2017
Scientists have been tracking the amount of excess nitrogen dioxide and pollution particles created by cars and power plants, in the atmosphere in Latino communities. The scientists found that these air particles were breaking down the beta cells that secrete insulin in someones body, leading to a forming to type 2 diabetes. Air pollution also leads to greater chance of obesity. When the Latino communities were examined and people were tested, they had a greater increase of chance to get diabetes than people living in less polluted areas. Researchers say that in order to prevent future risk of diabetes if you live in polluted areas, try not to go outside in the early morning and night, which are peak hours of pollution and fog. There are over 8.1 million diagnosed people in the US who have diabetes and if global warming continues and greenhouse gasses  continue to be emitted into the atmosphere, more and more people may develop diabetes or become obese. ]]> 2017-05-05 15:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170201505 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170201525 Feruary 15, 2017
Scientists have discovered that changes in temperature of the ocean rather than the air have effected glaciers more than we previously thought.  There was an ice sheet from the last ice age called Laurentide that caused scientists to question their theory of glacial melting. When this glacier began to melt, it was melting when the air was the coldest during the Ice age which is the opposite of what should really have happened. The scientist, Jeremy Bassis, claims that the parts of the glacier that are touching the ocean will melt more than the parts that are just floating. They then use this new theory to compare it to the Greenland Ice sheet and Antarctica and said that the Antarctica ice sheet should raise sea levels by more than 3 feet. This will effect places all over the world because changing sea level by just a tiny but can rapidly destroy homes and cities along the coast. ]]> 2017-05-05 15:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170201525 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170201547 March 2, 2017
There has been a new theory that the Amazon Rainforest's trees were cultivated from indigenous people decades and decades ago. Scientists are able to compare forest composition and analyze them to figure out how Columbian people influenced the biodiversity of the rainforest. There were 85 tree species that the scientists were studying that were known to be shaped by Amazonian people for food and shelter thousands of years ago and appeared to be much more common today as being the mature trees that we would find in the Amazon. Before finding this out, people believed that the Amazon Rainforest was an untouched piece of nature. This causes a debate among different scientists about the people who settled in the Amazon thousands of years ago. This also changes the way that the scientists will feel about all of the destruction to the forest, because now they know that lots of hard work was put in by the pre-Colombian people to cultivate the trees.]]> 2017-05-05 15:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170201547 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170201564 March 15, 2017
The article is discussing the aftermath of the Permian mass extinction, where 81% of marine species were lost. Studies were made using marine life invertebrate fossils that found that the extinction rates were high at two times during the early Triassic period. The high rates of extinction were caused by carbon isotope shifts causing stress on the environment and the organisms. When there was the second biotic crisis, the diversity of the ecosystem mincreased . The scientists hypothesis that marine recover after the Permian mass extinction was delayed by biotic crisis, was supported. The conditions after the crisis that caused the animals to have to adapt, are similar to the ones that will take place in the future because of climate change. This will allow scientists to do studies on how the marine life adapted, which will help them see how to prevent them from dying in a similar scenario due to Global warming.]]> 2017-05-05 15:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170201564 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170201590 March 15, 2017
The sea levels changing and the snowfall changes have effected China's winter monsoon, which were creating different conditions in the environment that could "trap pollution" over the country. A professor in Georgia said that the "Emissions in China have been decreasing over the last four years, but the severe winter haze is not getting better...because of a rapid change in the high polar regions where sea ice is decreasing and snowfall is increasing." She claims that because of this, cold air is not reaching eastern China to clear out the pollution. China does have regulations to control emissions that go into the atmosphere which seem to be working, which causes scientists to think of other factors that could contribute to the change in weather. Researches had to analyze historical records, creating a Pollution Potential Index that used air temperature and wind speeds to show conditions over Eastern China to help predict what is causing this. The Index was able to prove to scientists that there was something preventing the ventilation of the air, leading them to be able to work with that and help the pollution of China.]]> 2017-05-05 15:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170201590 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170201622 March 31, 2017
Certain pathogenic microbes in the environments of the killer whales are threatening the species to clinical disease. There is a type of endangered whale, the southern resident killer whale, that live in the Pacific Ocean, whose population has dropped by almost 40 whales over the past 10 years. Changes in habitat, higher number of boats carrying cargo, noise, contaminants, and less prey have all been found to be causing this species population to drop. But, these do not explain why the population has not recovered. A scientist discovered that there is bacteria in the whales that cause disease in humans and land-based animals like Slamonella, Phoma, and Penicillium. The bacteria could be in the whales because of waste and runoff that introduce microbes into the water and cause fungi to grow in the whale's mouth. There is also evidence of antibiotic resistance in the bacteria that could be from human activities. Overall, the scientists were able to find ways to check a sick whale using the microbiata and pathogens that were exhaled by the whales.]]> 2017-05-05 15:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170201622 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170226924 2017-05-05 16:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170226924 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170226943 2017-05-05 16:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170226943 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170226961 2017-05-05 16:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170226961 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170226977 2017-05-05 16:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170226977 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170226991 2017-05-05 16:49:47 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170226991 18foremank1 https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170227001 2017-05-05 16:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/18foremank1/3bcftl2tqj6r/wish/170227001