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 mualai 26 SEPT 2010
since 26 september 2010
Showing posts with label NATURE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NATURE. Show all posts

23 November 2010

WHALES / PAUS TERDAMPAR

perghhh banyak tol WHALES / PAUS terdampar di tepi pantai. Kalau kat Malaysia susah nak jumpa situasi camni. Kesian gak kat ikan-ikan ni sebab mereka tersesat di bawak arus ke pantai. Kejadian ni banyak kali berlaku di New Zealand. Kat sana memang ada organisasi marin dan sukarelawan yang menguruskan marin. Bagus gak dowang ni. Boleh dipuji. Jom kita lihat bagaimana dowang menolong paus ni keluar dari pantai dan menuju ke laut dalam semula. Lenkali hati-hati ye cik paus..ko ni dok tersadai atas darat lama-lama bahaya, kang mati jadi paus kering lak. X pasal je jadi ikan kering masin.

 ha amik tersadai dah..
 cubaan menyelamatkan paus-paus terdampar
 dowang ni masih hidup tapi orang kata nyawa-nyawa paus la..
Operasi membawa paus ke kawasan air
 dowang tengah cek paus-paus sama ada masih bernyawa atau tak
disebabkan paus ni berat terpaksa la guna jentera
 selimutkan dulu dgn kain lembab . nak elakkan dowang kekeringan
 operasi memasukkan mereka ke dalam air semula
haaa..dah bernafas semula. suka tol paus ni
  
yeay!! leh balik rumah - kata paus-paus ni.. hehe

09 October 2010

WHY DO LEAVES CHANGE COLOR IN FALL

It's one of those questions -- like why is the sky blue? -- that can stump a parent on an otherwise enjoyable fall walk. So let's answer the question.

Most simply, to survive the winter, deciduous trees need to store nutrients in their roots, which means they must absorb the nutrients in their leaves. Changes in color are triggered as the trees absorb essential nutrients.

How leaves change colors


Throughout the warm sunny months, trees are lush and green because they're working hard. Tree leaves are green because of the abundance of the pigment chlorophyll, which is essential to converting sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into energy-rich sugars.

Yellow colors that were always present in leaves become unmasked as the chlorophyll is broken down and absorbed. Called carotenoids, these are the yellow pigments that give trees like birch, beech, and tulip their bright fall colors.


Red and orange colors, like those that characterize the famous red maples of New England, are made by different pigments, called anthocyanins. Unlike the ever-present yellows that simply become unmasked when chlorophyll recedes, red pigments are actually created as a tree is going dormant to protect leaves from the sun and give leaves extra time to unload nutrients, acccording to Bill Hoch, an assistant professor at Montana University's College of Agriculture.

As summer wanes, changes in tree leaves are triggered by the cooler temperatures, changes in rainfall and weather, and most of all, the shortening of daylight hours.


While leaves will always change color as the amount of sunlight wanes, several weather conditions can affect how brilliant they become.


According to the U.S. Forest Service: A succession of warm, sunny days and cool, crisp but not freezing nights seems to bring about the most spectacular color displays. The amount of moisture in the soil also affects autumn colors. Like the weather, soil moisture varies greatly from year to year. The countless combinations of these two highly variable factors assure that no two autumns can be exactly alike.


 
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