The problem of the mutual relations in the system “person - nature - civilization” is among the eternal philosophical problems. Without going too far into the history of its formation and development, the first ecological crises of a local character had been known since the ancient times, and they were the basis which served an evident illustration of a vital importance of the given problem.... read more

For centuries beluga population of the St. Lawrence Estuary did not demonstrate any significant reduction. However, nowadays the specie is disappearing from the location rapidly and there are many reasons for that. Pollution, maritime traffic, and diseases might be influential factors to cause this problem, but the climate change poses the greatest threat.

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Nowadays television and other mass media are constantly bombarding us with news on floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural disasters. Indeed, climate has been experiencing severe changes during the last 50 years. It is caused by a constantly increasing speed of economic development and technical progress which are followed by an increasing amo... read more

While traveling to Anatolia I was very surprised by the weather change, we have experienced. The climate there is much colder and wetter, unlike what we have here in Izmir. Such climate change is caused by the geographical position of the two regions (Linacre).

The water of the Aegean Sea at the Izmir under the influence of the S... read more