Earth Science

When you walk outside does it feel like icy fingers are poking at your body?  While describing this feeling in that way may be just a saying, there are real icy fingers  in winter that you can find outside.   But…
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There are many ways to beat the summer heat in 2010. How you accomplish your cooling off depends on how much you want to spend or how far you are willing to go to be a real cool character. Let’s…
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Even the toughest among us can wilt like lilies when the temperatures soar. All of those ‘s’ words of summertime -sizzling, sultry, sweltering, sweaty, steamy, scorching- can make you feel hotter just by thinking about them. There’s no need to…
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The Eyjafjallajokull (Island-mountain-glacier) volcano in Iceland is relatively small and holds a low position on the list of dangerous and/or life threatening volcanoes. However, the nature of a volcanic eruption which begins deep below a glacier is extremely explosive in…
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Understanding what a snow roller is clears up a mystery to many residents of the plains and central states in America. Walking down a lane or through a snow covered field or meadow on cold winter days many people have…
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Although the long-term effects related to health risks posed by Iceland’s Volcano, Eyjafjallajokull may not be immediately known, this same volcano has posed health risks in the past. During previous eruptions, which occurred in 550 A.D., 920, 1612 and 1821,…
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Whether you head outdoors for some fun in the sun this summer or you choose to stay cool and comfortable indoors, there are some simple ways to beat the heat in both places. ~ Outdoors ~ Remember to wear sunscreen….
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The major factors that determine which cities in the U.S. get the most snow, are altitude, temperature, wind, and moisture. These same factors cause the high mountain and lake effect snows which produce massive amounts of precipitation year after year….
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In the 1956 movie “The Rainmaker,” Burt Lancaster convinces a drought-stricken farm town to pay him $100 to make it rain. Lancaster is a con man, yet after a series of dramatic twists and turns, rain does fall by the…
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Fake snow is used in the movies, in other forms of entertainment, or just as decoration at home. There are different ways to produce it, depending on  the consistency you want, and the effect you want to create. People living…
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