One of nature’s most beautiful sights and known as a living museum that holds thousands of years of marine history is the coral reef. But what exactly is a Coral Reef? Having been formed more than 50 million years ago…
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Heron Island is a member of a group of islands known as the Capricornia Cays that lie 70 km offshore of the city of Gladstone, Queensland on the Tropic of Capricorn and are part of the Great Barrier Reef. These…
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Coral reefs are found in tropical oceans near the equator and are seen as vastly important marvels of the ecological world. Coral reefs are estimated to cover 300,000 square kilometres, with the largest contingency of reefs found in the Indo-Pacific…
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As we all know, atoms and molecules are particles, no matter how small they might be. So too, protons neutron and electrons are particles. They are the building blocks of the three states of matter that exists within our Universe….
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Demographic growth in developing countries creates water stress by introducing more people into the area than it can handle. In the most simplistic terms of supply and demand, the demand of the increasing population far exceeds the supply of water…
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How many times were you at home or at work when suddenly you heard the sound of the siren of some kind of an emergency vehicle? It could have been a police car, ambulance, or a fire truck. Then again,…
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Glaciers are large masses of ice that move over a land surface. They originate in areas that receive large amounts of snow during the winter and which is greater than the amount that melts during the summer months. Such areas…
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The Wave of the Future With 70 percent of the earth’s surface covered by water, it is certainly feasible that flowing water should be a good source of alternative energy. Energy can be produced by strategically locating turbine engines in…
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It is human nature to try to control the natural world. Even before history was written, people have tried to control forces of nature, such as rivers. The practice of straightening rivers became popular for some time, but now people…
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A flash flood warning is given by the National Weather Service when flash flood conditions are being observed or are likely to occur. A flash flood is the rapid pooling of water, usually in areas such as basins, dry rivers…
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