Oldest Known Wild Bird Hatches Chick at 62

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/02/130221-birds-albatrosses-oldest-wisdom-
midway-science-animals/

Back in 1956, a group of scientists marked a Layson albatross that they called wisdom. Today,
scientists believe that wisdom is around 62 years old and she just hatched another chick. Wisdom
is believed to have had at least 35 previous chicks as well. The bird was orinally banned so that
scientists could study its habitat and movement, and they did not expect a wild bird to live this
long. So birds are known to live into their 80's, but that is in captivity. Scientists have said that wisdom still looks strong and healthy also.

Air Pollution and Heart Attacks

http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/45621

This article really sums up what people have done to the environment and how we are
now going to start feeling the full affects of air pollution. The amount of coal,oil, and gas
that is being burned everyday in the atmosphere is a crazy amount. A recent study by scientist show
that not only does air pollution cause upper respiratory problems and lung cancer, air pollution is now
being linked to a cause of heart attacks. Studies have show that people who live in a heavy polluted 
area are at a greater risk and are suffering more heart attacks and heart problems.   

Life Found Deep Under Antarctic Ice for First Time?

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/02/130205-antarctica-ice-life-moons
-science-environment-lakes/


This article was very interesting. Scientist found tiny microbes deep inside Antartic ice. 
The ice is more then a half a mile thick. Scientists believe that these microbes survived
by living off rocks. Finding these microbes is important because this could lead to
finding out if Jupiters or Saturns moons have any life. The microbes that were found were 
found in a hidden lake deep beneath the ice. Scientists believe more of theses lakes
do exist throughout the Antartic. 

Warmer is not always wetter

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/347954/description/Warmer_is_not_always_wetter

This article really summarized what Earth is going through. The surface temperature
 on earth is at a record high and it is because of the human population. Humans have
 damaged the ozone layer and have released way to many different green house gases
 into the atmosphere. In wet warm climates, the average precipitation has increased because 
the earths temperature has risen. Scientists have found that as the surface temperature
 increases, so will the precipitation. There really is no other way to stop this from happening 
except for people to stop destroying the earths atmosphere. 

That Cuddly Kitty Is Deadlier Than You Think

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/science/that-cuddly-kitty-of-yours-is-a-killer.html?ref=science&_r=0

This article was very intersting. Over the last couple of years, scientists have been studying
feral and domestic cats behaviors. Cats are said to kill an average of 2.4 billion birds every year. 
Cats also kill 12.3 billion mammals every year. This number is ridiculous, and scientists originally 

thought that the kill rate was between 2 to 4 times lower. More birds and mammals are killed

each year because of cats then automobile collisions or being poisoned. The cat population

has to start getting under control because native species are starting to get threatened. 

Not Even Close: 2012 Was Hottest Ever in U.S.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/09/science/earth/2012-was-hottest-year-ever-in-us.html?ref=science&_r=0


There is absolutely no question that global warming is happening, and it is happening at a rapid pace.
2012 was the hottest year on record. Last years average temperature was 55.3 degrees Fahrenheit. 
The previous record was set in 1998 and was 54.3 degrees Fahrenheit. In 14 years, the temperature 
average increased by a full degree. During the full year, 34,008 record highs were recorded. Only 6,664 
record lows were record in this same time. If people do not start caring for earth and what
 they are doing to it, the temperature is just going to continue to rise. 

How fast is the world’s population growing?

http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/how-fast-is-the-worlds-population-growing

This article really shows that if the population increase does not slow down soon, 
the environment will be destroyed. Right now there are over 7 billion people living
in the world. A baby is born every 8 seconds and there are 200,000 babies born 
each day. 140 babies are born each minute, 80 million babies are born each year. 
A person dies every12 seconds. With the birth rate greater then the death rate, 
population is always increasing. Estimates are showing that by 2050 the worlds 
population will be 9 billion. From 1900 to 2000 the world population quadrupled in 
size. As life expectancy increases the population has no where to go but up. Humans 
have most likely have already reached their tipping point and there is really nothing that 
can be done to reverse the problems that are taking place.