Environmental technology (envirotech), green technology (greentech) or clean technology (cleantech) is the application of one or more of environmental science, green chemistry, environmental monitoring and electronic devices to monitor, model and conserve the natural environment and resources, and to curb the negative impacts of human involvement. The term is also used to describe sustainable energy generation technologies such as photovoltaics, wind turbines, bioreactors, etc. Sustainable development is the core of environmental technologies. The term environmental technologies is also used to describe a class of electronic devices that can promote sustainable management of resources. (Wikipedia)
Austfonna ice cap located on Nordaustlandet in Svalbard, Norway: This image was shot on July 16, 2009 by Michael S. Nolan.
The image of melting ice caps resembles the face of a woman crying.
The Source of Mother Nature in Tears. The Cause of Mother Nature in Tears.
Plastic ocean trash--Great Pacific gyre pollution
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Firefighting at Hillview North of Adelaide River August 2010
Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and intensity of bushfires.
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Images of sick Mother Earth
Sustainable Urban Design & Innovation
Photovoltaic sunshade 'SUDI' is an autonomous and mobile station that replenishes energy for electric vehicles using solar energy.
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Acclimation:
The physiological adaptation of an animal or plant to changes in climate or environment, such as light, temperature, or altitude.
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Reference: en.wikipedia.org Acclimatization
Pretty Earth daughter in green
Thank to Obama's green technology and "Yes we can" policy
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Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
A panorama of Mount Kilimanjaro. Picture taken in Moshi, Tanzania
One of 26 places you should visit before they disappear forever.
The picturesque snow that tops Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania may not be there much longer. Between the years of 1912 and 2007, Kilimanjaro's ice sheet already shrunk by a whopping 85%.
Left: The Alps, Europe One of 26 places you should visit before they disappear forever.
Bad news for hikers and winter sports fans: Climate change has a strong effect on the Alps because they're at a lower altitude than other mountain ranges, such as the Rockies. Every year, the European mountain range loses around 3% of glacial ice, which means that by 2050 there might not be any more glaciers.
Right: The St. Bartholomew's chapel on the Königssee in Bavaria a popular tourist destination.
The Königssee is a natural lake in the extreme southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the Austrian border. Most of the lake is within the Berchtesgaden National Park.
Situated within the Berchtesgaden Alps in the municipality of Schönau am Königsee, just south of Berchtesgaden and the Austrian city of Salzburg, the Königssee is Germany's third deepest lake. Located at a Jurassic rift, it was formed by glaciers during the last ice age.
Tuvalu
A beach at Funafuti atoll, Tuvalu, on a sunny day.
One of 26 places you should visit before they disappear forever.
Sitting in the Pacific Ocean between between Australia and Hawaii, Tuvalu is a tiny Polynesian nation made up of nine islands. The islands are in danger of being engulfed by the water that surrounds them, because they only rise about 15 feet out of the sea to begin with.
The Maldives
Malé, capital of Maldives
One of 26 places you should visit before they disappear forever.
The Maldives, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, is slowly sinking because of climate change. Scientists predict that within 100 years, it will be completely submerged.