Because of an insufficient and cheaper alternative to charcoal and a large former refugee population, tree felling and a great dependence on charcoal in the self-declared republic of Somaliland are adversely affecting the environment.
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Because of an insufficient and cheaper alternative to charcoal and a large former refugee population, tree felling and a great dependence on charcoal in the self-declared republic of Somaliland are adversely affecting the environment. In 1880 the Italian explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza founded a new city in an African village called Nkuna. Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, was born. One hundred twenty-three years later, a 2003 survey found Brazzaville the worst city in the world in which to live. Pukatawagan is an Indian reservation in northern Manitoba. There is no permanent road, although the presence of a railroad does make it more accessible than many communities in northern Canada. In the winter there is an ice road, although in 2006 warm weather shortened its usefulness severely. When the road is open, the drive from [...] Most people associate New England with vast, thick, beautiful forests. But less than 150 years ago, much of the New England countryside had been laid waste by settlers in need of lumber for homes and businesses, and open fields for agriculture and livestock. Research scientists who have performed studies at Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park have confirmed high levels of mercury in park bats. The endangered Indiana bat is now among the species which have dangerously-elevated mercury levels. Experts from the park and Western Kentucky University conducted the research, which was intended to measure the amount of the [...] |
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