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Geography: E-waste: A Global menace

Original post by @prettyprecy

If there is one gadget that each person has, it would be a mobile phone. Of course it is very handy when making calls, taking photos and also browsing the net. Apparently, there isn't any mobile phone brand that does not have Wi-Fi capabilities these days. While you deal with your mobile phones each day, was there a time when you asked yourself just how green can a mobile phone be? How was it processed? When we buy our smartphones or any other electronic gadget, are we condoning eco-friendly motives or greedy entrepreneurs that only care about their business or money and never on the environmental impact of their business? Today we are going to assess the eco-friendliness of these electronic gadgets and how they affect our immediate environment. When we talk about e-waste we are talking about electronic waste...

Geology: Geology of Iceland - Part 2: The Iceland hotspot

Original post by @sooflauschig

Iceland is located in the center of the North Atlantic Ocean. The Formation of Iceland is a beautiful interplay of two major crust forming processes that come together to produce this wonderland.

The process that made the formation of Iceland possible was the continental breakup that separated Newfoundland and Greenland from Europe. This process subsequently formed the sea floor that now surrounds Iceland. Prior to this event the continents on both sides of the North Atlantic were merged in a continuous landmass. They stayed a unified mass for over 300 million years u...

Ecology: Travel and education [Flora exploration in the protected forest of Mount Peut sagoe, Aceh, Indonesia ]

Original post by @rabo

 

On 4 May 2018, I and Team explored the flora in the peat sagoe protected forest, aceh, Indonesia. This exploration takes 6 days of journeys inside the deep, deeply natural forest like a hidden paradise.

Located in the Geumpang area, Pidie district, Peut Sagoe mountain is one of the active volcanoes in the province of Aceh, in addition to Mount Seulawah Agam in Aceh Besar district, Geureudong mountain in Bener Meria...

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