2012, truth or false

The Mayan calendar is said to say the world will end at 2012. Many people believe that the world will end on December 21st, 2012. This is a topic that is widely spreaded all through out the internet. Many people think it will happen and many people don't. The world could end at 2012, or it couldn't. I can't tell you what to think, but i can give you the facts.


The Mayan calender was created about 4000 years ago. This calender was very acurate in saying what day it was. This calender recorded different cycles of time by using the movements of the planets and the sun. This calender ends at December 21st, 2012.

Yellowstone National Park is located in Wyoming. It is a highly populated tourist attraction that is located above a volcano. This is not just your plain, old volcano, this is a super volcano. It is bigger than any volcano on Earth! This super volcano is supposedly 1,500 square miles big! The last time it erupted was about 640,00 years ago. If Yellowstone erupted today, it would easily kill millions of people and would be the equivalent of 200 atom bombs going off! Everyone within a thousand mile radius would have to evacuate their own homes. This supposedly is going to erupt December 21st, 2012.

You might think that the world won't end at 2012 but the facts are, there is a big possibility.

This is a picture of the Mayan calender
http://mayancalendar2012.org/


http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/mayan-calendars-2012-doomsday-prophecy-wrong/story?id=11926347

Ecology in Tangerine

Muck fires are fires that burn underground. They are started by decomposing vegetation spontaneously combusting or when the dried vegetation is struck by lightening. These fires can burn for weeks and are hard to extnguish. When burning underground, they create a horrible odor that lasts for weeks. (answers.com/fire extinguisherswww.cityfire.com)

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2006-05-10-florida-muck-fires_x.htm

In Tangerine, Mr Costello, Paul's Dad is asked to replace the Director of Civil Engineering, when the current Director was removed for never caring about his job. Mr. Costello inherited alot of problems, including the muck fire. In order to end the fire, he hired a contractor to dig wells around the fire. The wells would pump water and hopefully, put the fire out. The solution did not work.

What happened was the water created a swamp around the fire, which created a breeeding ground for mosquitoes. To destroy the mosquitoes, the area had to be sprayed with an insecticide, which could be harmful to animals and people.

Mosquitoes found their niche in the swamp area. A niche is a habitat which supplies the factors necessary for an organism to survive (Merriam-Webster.com). Mosquitoes need water, shade and high levels of moisture to survive. They also need standing water to reproduce. A swamp is a perfect place for mosquitoes to breed.

The problem with mosquitoes is that they carry disease. They carry the parasites in their bodies and pass them to people or animals. The parasites that mosquitoes carry include those that cause malaria, yellow fever and Africian Sleeping Sickness. These are deadly diseases.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/list_mosquitoborne.htm

Because mosquitoes may carry parasites that cause disease, Mr. Costello made the right decision to have someone spray to eliminate the problem. But, the best way to eliminate the problem would be for the swamp to dry up, to eliminate the breeding area.

But, then the muck fire still burns....

Parasitism

Meet Oliver and Lola:

Meet whats in them:

This insect is called a tapeworm. If you have ever had dog, chances are, you have taken him to the docter for a shot to get these insects removed. If you have not, then these insects are living in your dog right now. These insects can cause abdominal pain, nervousness, weight loss, vomiting, or severe itching around the butt. Your dog can get it from ingesting fleas, trasmited from infected soil, or from eating rodents.
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_tapeworm.html

Now meet Lola and Oliver worm free:

Tree

A tree is a biotic organism because it is living.

http://blabberize.com/view/id/231443

tornadoes

Why can't I go to sleep?

Recent studies show that going on your Ipad or Laptop before you go to sleep is bad. Scientists say there is like a sleep timer in your head and when the timers up, you go to sleep. This timer gets reset when the brain sees a bright light. When that happens your brain thinks its the afternoon and gives you extra energy to help keep you up. Reading a book with a little lamp does not reset that timer. So when its close to bed time, watch TV instead of going on your Laptop or Ipad.

6 to 7 hours of sleep is good, but 7 to 8 hours is suprisingly makes a big difference. In the morning that 1 or 2 hour difference in sleep realy helps. It will change your morning attitude completely.

go to this website for more info:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/05/13/sleep.gadgets.ipad/index.html?npt=NP1