Tag Archive | Rainforest
Saharan Dust: The Impact of an African Phenomenon
During a recent trip to our resort in Orlando, Florida, the sun was obscured by a thick haze reminiscent of a New York City sky during ozone alerts when stagnant air is filled with pollutants from car emissions, power plant smoke, and industrial air contaminants. But this haze was different. The atmosphere was laden with […]
The Exquisite Scarlet Ibis
One of the most stunning wading bird is the world is the scarlet ibis, a South American bird of wetlands, shorelines and mud flats in South America’s estuaries, bays and rain forests. It probes the shallow waters, mud and plants with its curved, slender bills eating crayfish, shrimp, insects, frogs, crabs, worms and small fish. […]
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