We've all been stunned by images showing the dramatic retreat of mountain glaciers. Yet few of us have given much thought to what happens next.
Now the first study to look at how life invades soil immediately after mountain glaciers melt has an answer. Primitive bacteria step in to colonise the area, enrich the soil with nutrients, and even cement the ground, preventing landslides, say researchers who have studied the process in the Peruvian Andes.
Case Study 2.3 in The Global Educator feature Ed Gragert, Executive Director of iEARN for many years. If you want to know where modern-day online global collaboration comes from - Ed is one of the founding gurus.
From World View: The World Wide Web brims with excellent education resources in global studies. No matter your discipline, there is good information out there that can help you bring an even stronger global perspective to your classroom or school. World View has compiled many strong web sites in the categories provided below. We will be adding new categories and links in the future, so be sure to visit our website again.
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