"Page 2" - Scientific Topics of Interest

100% of the women of color interviewed in STEM study experienced gender bias (Yohana DESTA, Mashable ; January 26, 2015) http://mashable.com/2015/01/26/women-of-color-stem-research/#NLqVZApt_8qH These Shocking Charts Show How Hard it is for Black Women in Science (John LEVINE,  Mic Daily ; July 15, 2015) https://mic.com/articles/122185/stem-black-women#.A2YoosBRQ Amazing STEM heroes of #BlackWomenDidThat (Carmen TRIOLA, Mashable ; July 29, 2016) http://mashable.com/2016/07/29/black-women-stem-hashtag/#_F5RsBdXhSqt " Prove-It-Again is more common for Black women than for the other three groups of women : Black women (76.9%) were more likely than other women to report having to provide more evidence of competence than others to prove themselves..." Excerpt from " Double Jeopardy? Gender Bias Against Women of Color in Science"; page 7. Also... Where Are the Black Women in STEM Leadership? (Erika JEFFERSON, Scientific American ; April 23, 2...

Lake Urmia:  how Iran's most famous lake is disappearing (Ali MIRCHI, Kaveh MADANI and Amir AGHAKOUCHAK, The Guardian ; January 23, 2015) https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran-blog/2015/jan/23/iran-lake-urmia-drying-up-new-research-scientists-urge-action 'Blood Red' Lake Blooms in Iran (Mindy WEISBERGER, LiveScience ; July 26, 2016) http://www.livescience.com/55548-blood-lake-blooms-in-iran.html The blood lake in Iran revealed:  Stunning satellite images show how tiny bugs transform salt water into a brilliant red that can be seen from space (Sarah GRIFFITHS, Daily Mail UK ; July 27, 2016) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3710601/The-blood-lake-Iran-revealed-Stunning-satellite-image-shows-tiny-bugs-transform-salt-water-brilliant-red.html Iran's 'dying' saltwater giant Lake Urmia turns blood red (Photos, Video) ( RT.com ; July 29, 2016) https://www.rt.com/viral/353940-urmia-lake-drought-red/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_c...

Great Barrier Reef Undergoing a 'Complete Ecosystem Collapse', Scientists Say (Ada CARR, The Weather Channel ; July 22, 2016) https://weather.com/science/environment/news/great-barrier-reef-queensland-australia-coral-bleaching-complete-ecosystem Best Protected Barrier Reef Corals are now Dead (John Upton, ClimateCentral ; June 1, 2016) http://www.climatecentral.org/news/great-barrier-reef-corals-now-dead-20403 Great Barrier Reef:  Half of Natural Wonder is 'dead or dying', and it is on the brink of extinction, Scientists say (Andrew GRIFFIN, Independent;  April 20, 2016) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/great-barrier-reef-half-of-natural-wonder-is-dead-or-dying-and-it-is-on-the-brink-of-extinction-a6992411.html Great Barrier Reef an 'unfolding disaster' as World Heritage Site is on brink of collapse (Hannah OSBORNE, International Business Times ; March 19, 2015) http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/great-barrier-reef-unfolding-disaster-world-heritage-...

     Begun on May 8, 2015 as a page in my current blog entitled "Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly" or EGISM , the number of "Page 2" posts has grown to the point where it has become necessary to give it its own "space".      All further postings under "Page 2" will henceforth be made available here.  If you are interested in perusing any of the former 37 postings under this heading, please refer to its original home on my   EGISM blog under the same title. Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly http://www.environmentalgeochemistryissuessemi-monthly.com/ Thank you for your interest in "Page 2" - Scientific Topics of Interest!