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Environmental Issue: 3 - Impact of Climate Change on Birds 🐦

Hello everyone, I am back with another post. In this environmental issue, we are going to see what are the impact on birds due to climate change.  Birds in the sky. Credit: Pinterest The timing of birds migration, nesting, hatching and feeding are adapted to specific conditions, such as the availability of suitable habitat and adequate food sources. These factors make birds vulnerable to climate change and global warming. In this article, we can focus the threats faced by the birds in our ecosystem.  Migration pattern. Lack of food. Habitat Loss. Sea - level rise. Lack of sea ice. Migration Pattern: Birds migrate from colder area to a warmer area or from warmer areas to colder area for breeding and reproducing. Due, to the climate change the migration pattern of birds has been changed a lot. Scientists have documented that fewer birds show up in breeding and wintering grounds and they attribute it to the increasing temperature, changing vegetation and extreme weather condition...

History Issue 1 - The lost Inca empire

Hello guys, I am back with another post. I am very happy to welcome you to the history series!!!! In this series, you will get information about - great history topics and also the secrets behind them.  The Inca empire. The Incan civilization - Is the most famous one, so I am starting this article. Inca also knew as Incan or Inka civilization is the largest civilization in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, Military, and political center was located in the city of Cusco.  This civilization is the last chapter of the Andean civilization - which we will see in the upcoming articles. The Inca people are were a pastoral tribe (people rear domestic animals as their main occupation) around or in the area of the city Cusco.    Manco Capac - First Inca or king. The Inca Empire functioned largely without money and without markets. Instead, the exchange of goods and services was based on reciprocity between individuals and among individuals, groups, and Inca ruler...

Environmental Issue : 2 - Wildfire is not a season

Hello Everyone! I am back with another post. Welcoming you to the second article on environmental issues. If you had missed the first one, scroll down below! Yes, You've read it right, Wildfires is not a season. And it's happening very fast and often. Last year, in September, Australia suffered a lot because of this Wildfire. They had a huge loss in their wild animals, the firefighters, and also lost a huge area of their precious forest. A kangaroo is going through the fire in Australia -2019.    Credit: Wikimedia commons What are Wildfires?   Wildfires are manmade or natural. If it is natural - When it's too hot and the surface plants and trees will be dried up very easily. If it is manmade - People or farmers use fire to clear the forest area to build infrastructure or to cultivate crops in the space. This sometimes will spread to space where there are fresh plants and trees.  What is the big deal about it? It is the most frequent and biggest natural/manmade d...

Environmental Issue : 1 - The Big Global Melt

  Hi everyone! I am back with another article. So, welcome to the environmental issue series! This series will have a variety of topics focusing on environment and saving our earth for our future.  The Big Global Melt Yes, this is the major problem right now. The Earth is heating up and the glaciers and which are in the Arctic, Antarctic, and even in the Himalayas are melting down. What is the problem? If all the glaciers and icebergs are melting down the water will fill up the continents and our Earth will be covered with water and nothing will able to survive. We have to stop it. A Glacier; Credit: Wikimedia commons This Feb, Antarctica witnessed its hottest temperature on record, resulting in widespread melting of nearby glaciers. During this period, the images show drastic changes in just  nine days.  Then came the news that Antarctica's colossal Thwaites Glacier is melting fast. If the glacier were to collapse, It could lead to an increase in sea ...