Arctic

The Doomsday Seed Vault: The Syrian War Prompts First Withdrawal There is a "doomsday" vault built in an Arctic mountainside to safeguard global food supplies. Now for the first time since the vault was opened on the Svalbard archipelago in 2008, seeds have been withdrawn. The original intent or charter if you will is designed to protect crop seeds such as beans, rice, and wheat against the worst cataclysms of nuclear war or disease (Doyle, 2015). Once you crack the seal, or pop the cork as the…

In The Arctic Incident Artemis says: “She forces me to endure this ridiculous therapy, when the so-called counselors are little better than misguided do-gooders with degrees.” (Colfer, Arctic, 12). Intelligence is often what can save someone when that person doesn't have abnormal abilities. When one has a genius intellect, they can use that gift for…

Computers 9/19/14 The Alaskan Malamute The Alaskan Malamute is the largest and oldest of the Arctic sled dogs, they are the cousin to the Samoyed, Siberian Husky, and American Eskimo dog. Like the Husky they are sled dogs; though they aren’t designed to race but rather to carry large loads over long distances. They have always been used as sled dogs for heavy freighting in the Arctic. The Malamute possess great strength and endurance which helps them with carrying the freight over…

The Life and Significance of Henry Hudson The exploration of a majority of North Atlantic exploration is thanked to Henry Hudson, who tried to find a northern passage. Europeans did not know of ice in the north, as the Arctic was unexplored. Geographers thus believed that you could travel to the Indies by any northern path. Henry was born in England approximately in 1565. Most of his life prior to 1607 is unknown, however, it is believed that he learned seafaring first hand from sailors or…

Imagine that a freshly opened lint roller that was left lying on the couch. After a few minutes the brush is longer clean and certain areas have become colorful and fury. This is because the particles from the couch and the air are beginning to stick to the tape on the outside layer. For the brush that is okay because this layer can be removed, and the process can be repeated over and over. So many of the particles found in the air can cause harm to our lungs, but one that is least expected is…

A great comic book is a parody of the real world with its heroes and heroines behave similarly to how an ordinary person would behave if he or she was to put in the same situation. A great comic book takes place in a world that is similar to the real world but with an added twist which has a profound but believable effect on its world. With such a heavy inspiration from the real world, it is not surprising that the world of comic books has similar social issues to that of the real world. These…

Anthropogenic climate change is a major issue in the world today, there are detrimental physical risks that will happen around the world if control is not taken by our citizens. Changes in our world such as sea level rising as a result of ice sheets melting, intense and extreme weather, destruction of marine food, changes in precipitation patterns, changes in ocean’s circulation and acidification. Climate change will also impact the water and energy scarcities and destroy living organisms, such…

“A mammoth is a type of elephant which is now extinct but widespread throughout the middle and high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere during the Pleistocene and early Holocene .It was distinguished by its long hair, thick woolly under fur and long tusks which curved upward and outwards .The woolly mammoths became extinct in 10000BC.” - According to the oxford dictionary The riddle of the frozen mammoths has puzzled scientists for many years. They have been wandering if these animals existed…

environment would alter the lives of the animals within the environment. The environment may not be a direct interest of the individual, but with the destruction of the environment could come the crippling of their life. Consider the polar bears in the Arctic Circle, which is melting at a rapid rate due to global warming. Global Warming can partially be attributed to the production of greenhouse gasses from the burning of fossil fuels. Humans have invested a lot into the production and usage of…

similarities between them. Many of their similarities are physical features and only a few are statistical. In the Western hemisphere both the United States and Canada share two oceans, the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean. However, Canada does border the Arctic Ocean alone towards the North. Also, the Five Great Lakes; Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior all are between the U.S and Canada. Starting North of Canada the Rocky Mountains travels through the Western side of both neighboring…