Some interesting posts for the day

Some interesting posts that i read today

http://www.aioliki.info/2010/01/urgent-appeal-to-save-dolphin-in-ionian.html

Hope for a Better Tomorrow

Seventh impact is the deterioration of health problems worldwide. Most importantly, we hit the countries of the developing world, where the medical services is lagging behind, but also there will be more consequences of climate change. The issue addressed by the World Health Organization [WHO - WHO, (http://www.who.int/en/)] and that was the main topic of discussion for World Health Day in 2008 (related article "K" 8 / 4 / 08 and above on the website of the organization World Health Day 2008: protecting health from climate change). Eighth impact is the great change that will eperthei in tourism internationally. Especially in the Mediterranean climate can be shocking and certainly both the economies and societies of paramesogeion countries will be presented with a change in no way wish and will epireasei whole. Similar phenomena, but can occur-will-happen to exotic tourist destinations in the Far East and the small oceanic island states. So the General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization (OMT), held in Cartagena in Colombia, adopted a resolution calling for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, but to stop the growth of tourism in developing countries. Lets do some thign to save our mother earth and to help our children have a better tomorrow

Know about Forest Fire and their Problems

The following newspaper article in today's Free Press (e-tipos • com) is interesting in view of the summer and "the war with fire" starting. It refers to the huge fires that threaten us most (mega-fires) and the increased risk to the forests of fir. The issue has particular relevance for the region of Kimi, since in our region and the mountains of the range of Kotylaion we have (in our opinion) pine forest southeast of Greece. According to sources in the 19th century, forests in Kotylaia were burned and the fire that had lasted several days. Fortunately, nature has been able to cover the loss of that era, because the conditions were favorable (less human intervention and better weather). A loss but if done now would be tragic and irreversible. Through intervention and fighting for the tops of the mountains of our region, particularly in areas above 700 meters and there will not be.
Prevention is our only hope and essentially first or need us. Conditions that favor the outbreak of massive fires of long duration, which occur at high altitudes and difficult to extinguish formed in South East Mediterranean and especially in Greece. These forest fires are a great threat and should be avoided

Mega Forest fires int he Eyes of Experts

The two prominent American forester who speak today in IP explain the phenomenon of mega-fires and explore the Greek proportions. The Thomas Swetnam, a professor at the University of Arizona, was among the first scientists who claimed that the fires at high altitudes grow and grow continuously. "It seems that the hottest temperatures, namely the increasingly rapid advent of spring, related to the growing number of large forest fires. This has probably to do with that snow melts earlier in the mountains, which reduces moisture levels in soils and dehumidify the general "; fuel"; material forests.
But how climate change affects forest fires in the Mediterranean and especially in Greece? The Barbara Morehouse, vice president of the Institute for planet Earth, said: "Voting for the Mediterranean has, except that in Greece the climate will be theory increasingly dry and warm. Given, however, that the trachea and chalepeios pine very similar to the species of pine (ponderosa / vrachyxyli) we have in America as to how vulnerable it is to fire, I would expect similar effects to those species. What we must be careful not to xanakaoun parts already burned. And do not underestimate the soil erosion (after fire) caused by grazing. It creates a big problem in the regeneration of the forest. As for the forests of fir? "The fire in the summer Taygetos destroyed a piece of fir that had been carefully xanafytefthei. So the black spruce and risk for the same reasons.