Climate Change Killing Walden Pond Plants

Believe it or not, the climate change is killing plants all around us. One place in particular, Walden Pond in Washington, has already lost 27 percent of the surrounding plants since the mid-eighteen hundreds. Another 36 percent of the plants are close to disappearing from the area. Researchers have found that warming temperatures have led to changes in the timing of seasonal activities in some plant species, but not others. They also found that plants that move to an earlier flowering time in warmer weather do well. Unfortunately, species that did not respond to temperature changes have decreased greatly. These species include anemones, buttercups, asters, lilies, roses, and many more.
For more information, visit this link:

Yahoo! News
Click on the tab that says science. Then click on the story titled "Climate Change Affecting Walden Pond Plants."

Contaminated Bottled Water

Guess what! Bottled water has contaminants too! I guess that puts the impression that bottled water is purer than tap water down the drain. For some reason, all the brands met the federal health standards, but two brands violated a California state standard. Tests were done on 10 different brands and 38 chemicals were found. This included bacteria, caffeine, acitaminophen (a pain releiver), fertilizer (trust me, it's like poison for your body), solvents, some plastic-making chemicals, and a radioactive element called strontium. Some of these contaminants came from tap water that some of the brands use. The other contaminants probably came from the plastic bottles that contain the water, (That's what researchers say. I had no idea.) The two brands that violated the California state regulation were Sam's Choice and Acadia, because they carried chlorine byproducts. Even after all this, it seems that bottled water is no less contaminated than tap water.
For more information, check out this link:
Yahoo! News

Out of the Playoffs

I know this is old news for anybody out there who follows the Mets, but I just realized that they are out of the Playoffs. I guess I'll just root for Tampa Bay for now . . . But next season the Mets will be back!
Click on this link to go to their website:

mets.com

Canada

I went to Canada! I saw the Niagara Falls for about the millionth time and got a hat. You should go there if you haven't already.

Back With a Bang

Sorry I haven't posted anything lately, but I'm back now