Archivo de la etiqueta: North America
Scientists, artists and educators exploring marine debris in southwest Alaska
Recently, an international team of scientists, artists and educators launched an expedition to study the global marine debris crisis from one of the most breathtaking places on the planet: southwest Alaska.
The Gyre project is a collaboration between the Anchorage Museum and Alaska SeaLife Center, in partnership with several national and Alaska-based
Publicado en Notes Etiquetado Alaska, Alaska Marine Stewardship Foundation, Anchorage Museum, Blue Ocean Institute, Expeditions, Marine Debris, National Geographic, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, North America, Ocean Conservancy, Smithsonian Institution, United States Comentarios desactivados
North American forests affected by the Mountain Pine Beetle
Mexico, United States and Canada, along with the boreal zone also suffer the ravages of these plagues in their forests, a situation that is directly related to climate change, say researchers and specialists.
It is distributed in all the forests of North America, located between 800 and 1,900 mamsl. It belongs to the family of the Dendroctonus ponderosae, is… Continue reading | 5 Comments
Publicado en Notes Etiquetado Climate Change, Forests, Mountain Pine Beetle, North America 5 comentarios
USA and Canada sign binational treaty to protect Great Lakes, environmentalists doubt
The Great Lakes are a group of five lakes on the border between the United States and Canada. They are the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world and are considered also as closed seas. They cover a total of 244,160 km ².
Recently, United States and Canada signed an agreement to protect and restore the… Continue reading | 61 Comments
Publicado en Notes Etiquetado Canada, environmental pollution, Great Lakes, North America, United States 61 comentarios
