Earth Science

Tornadoes are known to be some of the deadliest natural disasters on earth.  Tornadoes can occur year round in many parts of the world.  People living in the Great Plains region in the United States may see the most violent tornadoes strike there, because…
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Throughout the cold winter months, we long for the sunshine of summertime to warm us. However, when those truly hot days arrive, we often forget about how much we longed for them and begin to complain about the heat. With…
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What causes meteor showers? To understand this we must first look at other orbiting bodies in our solar system. There are many, many comets held by the gravitational pull of our sun, Sol.  These comets spend many years in the…
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Since the creation of ICF construction we in the United States have a choice that increases our ability to have a home or shelter that will survive a natural disaster. ICF or Insolated Concrete Form is polystyrene blocks that stack…
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When a major snowstorm covered city streets in the 19th century, the only method of getting rid of the snow was by hand. Large groups of men with shovels formed brigades to scoop the snow into wagons or horse drawn…
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The summer can be a grueling time of the year, and there are many things that you can do to beat the heat and really enjoy the time. Summer is supposed to be a time of the year where you…
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The 1925 Tri-State Tornado was the single most deadly tornado in United States history. It was a massive tornado that ripped through parts of southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois and southwestern Indiana. Today, most experts believe that the Tri-State Tornado was…
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Some people hate it and other people love it.  Are we talking about the highest grossing movie of the year?  No, something much more important then that, snow.  It is something that will hopefully be around forever but is something…
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The early history of snow removal of the 1700’s is that there was none. The early settlers walked around on snowshoes and within cities men would try and beat down the highest drifts of snow to make the road passable…
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The effects of snow on human society can be man’s worse enemy or their best friend. It affects people in many ways from bringing a city to its knees where everything comes to a halt or becomes that cities main…
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