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Climatic Change and Seasonality in Tanzania

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Sam Redmond Photo credit Tanzania, East Africa is dominated by a tropical savanna climate which influences agricultural patterns,

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climate, climate change, humans
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The Demise of the Greenland Vikings

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Aimee Kennedy Photo credit The disappearance and fate of Greenland’s Vikings hundreds of years ago has captivated and

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climate, climate change, humans, palaeoclimate
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Acclimatization and its potential limitation due to climate change

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Stefanie Dumberger Photo credit Acclimatization is the ability of the human body to adapt its physiological and morphological

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climate, climate change, humans
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Urban Heat Island Effect

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Tyler Paterson Photo credit.  When visualising a metropolitan environment, it is difficult to let our minds wander from

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climate, climate change, humans, population
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Small Beads, Big Problems

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Nina Eastgate Photo credit The environmental effects of the use of microbeads in cosmetics is an issue that

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ecology, humans, oceans, plastic
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A Genetically Modified World

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Phoebe Tinning Photo credit Welcome to 2098; there are no flying cars, no self-driving cars, no hovercrafts, and

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genetic modification, humans
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Fishermen v. Orca

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Hamish Foxwell Photo credit Globally the conservation of endangered species is an ongoing crisis. As the field expands

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ecology, humans, oceans
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How Sustainable is Your Grocery Bag?

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Frankie McGirr Photo credit Recently there has been debate over the use of plastic bags and whether cotton

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humans, Life cycle assessment, oceans, plastic
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Abrupt climate change: Are the downfalls of our distant past key to our future? Collapse of civilisations in the Holocene.

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Renate Vosloo Photo credit  “Study the past if you would define the future” – Confucius, 531 BC Understanding

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climate change, humans, palaeoclimate, Uncategorized
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Mud and Mangroves

Posted on August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Eleanor West Photo credit The Coromandel Peninsula boasts some of the most idyllic beaches in New Zealand; golden

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ecology, humans, nature, sediment, Uncategorized
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Welcome to the Environmental Science blog for the students of Victoria University of Wellington (VUW). The blogs posted here have been created by students doing an environmental science major, on a topic of their interest.

Header photo: Lake Rotoiti, South Island, New Zealand. The area is one of our undergraduate week-long field trip sites. Credit: Dez Tessler.

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