Archive for category Nature
Killer Whale Trainer Died Doing What She Loved
Recently a killer whale trainer died doing what she loved the most. The 40-year-old Dawn Brancheau was giving a lecture during a show at the SeaWorld amusement park in Florida. A 12,000-pound killer whale called Tillikum and known as Tilly, pulled her into the pool by grabbing her ponytail.
According to a witness and corporate curator of zoological operations at SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, Dawn was… Continue reading
Major Earthquake in 200 Years Hit Haiti
On Jan 12th 2010 Haiti was struck by a major earthquake. The earthquake showed 7.0 magnitudes on Richter scale. The capital city of Haiti is completely reduced to rubble. This is the second largest earthquake in Haiti and the most powerful disaster occurred after 200 years.
Due to the earthquake, communication was disrupted, electricity was out in some places and relief is largely hampered due to… Continue reading
Effects and Causes of Global Warming
Global warming means raising the temperature of the earth due to green house effect. The earth temperature rises due to green house gases trap light and heat from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere. The green house gases are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and water vapor.
The causes for global warming are emission of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions. The large amount of… Continue reading