https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs en-us 2018-06-04 11:56:36 UTC 2018-06-09 01:19:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/265854322 As Earth's climate changes, extreme weather events known as atmospheric rivers will intensify, but they will also become less frequent.]]> 2018-06-06 11:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/265854322 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/265855139 For the first time, scientists have captured images of dissolved organic carbon molecules in the ocean. This will help them to analyze the compounds that contribute to global warming.]]> 2018-06-06 12:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/265855139 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/265856253 A large glacier in Antarctica is melting as a result of climate change. This could make a devastating contribution to sea-level rise.]]> 2018-06-06 12:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/265856253 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266090548 The sea-level rise due to climate change is resulting in more floods across the country.]]> 2018-06-07 11:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266090548 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266292559 Extremely dangerous levels of mercury were found around gold mines in Senegal.]]> 2018-06-08 11:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266292559 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266292847 A new study supports the idea that the process of seabed mining could destroy aquatic ecosystems.]]> 2018-06-08 11:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266292847 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266293540 A uranium mine announced plans to cease operations in 2021. This mine was heavily depended on by a nearby town of 1,000 people.]]> 2018-06-08 11:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266293540 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266294237 A small town in Australia is being taken over by KCGM, a large gold mining company.]]> 2018-06-08 11:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266294237 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266296743 Everett plans to create a new modernized city center known as "Metro Everett".]]> 2018-06-08 12:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266296743 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266297400 As a result of our land use, there have been changes in vegetation cover on a global scale. This has caused the Earth's surface to increase in temperature.]]> 2018-06-08 12:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266297400 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266297770 A new study reveals that one third of the world's protected areas are under intense pressure from human activities.]]> 2018-06-08 12:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266297770 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266338314 This article aims to educate readers about the benefits of using the same land for energy and food production.]]> 2018-06-08 16:16:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266338314 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266339480 A global 24-hour boycott on plastic packaging is being planned in order to fight the pollution of our oceans.]]> 2018-06-08 16:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266339480 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266339973 Pollution is changing the fungi that provide nutrients to the roots of trees in Europe. This has caused many trees to become malnourished across the continent. ]]> 2018-06-08 16:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266339973 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266340508 According to recent reports, the amount of overfishing in the United States has decreased quite a lot in recent years.]]> 2018-06-08 16:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266340508 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266341222 The European Union has threatened Spain with court action over the hunting of protected song birds.]]> 2018-06-08 16:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266341222 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266341446 2018-06-08 16:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266341446 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266341903 Students from Kristin School in Albany worked together to improve the ecology of Unsworth Reserve.]]> 2018-06-08 16:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266341903 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266342479 The study of rat bones on an island in Polynesia is helping scientists analyze the island's ecology in the past.]]> 2018-06-08 16:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266342479 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266371568 While conserving the lives of marsupials on a predator-free island, scientists have discovered that this isolation weakens their predator-avoidance behaviors. This would make the reintroduction of these marsupials to mainland Australia much more difficult.]]> 2018-06-08 21:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266371568 nicholas_capriotti https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266372956 Scientists can analyze the DNA that is found within leeches' blood meals in order to gain a better understanding of different ecosystems.]]> 2018-06-08 21:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_capriotti/dktlp81ix2cs/wish/266372956