Palestine – A Geo-physical Study The world ‘Palestine’ has a curious meaning. Ethnologically, it meansthe land of the Philistines’, a strip of territory along the Levant coastfrom El Arish to Jaffa approximately. The Romans and later the Byzantines gave the…
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Mount Unzen The Event After an eruption in 1792, the volcano remained dormant till November 1989, when an earthquake swarm began about 20km down and 10km west of Fugen-dake. Over the next year, earthquakes continued, with their foci gradually moving…
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Mount Sakurajima Since it resumed activity in 1955, the volcano has been erupting almost constantly ever since. Thousands of small explosions occur each year, throwing ash to heights of up to a few kilometers above the mountain. The current forms…
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From ancient times, the direction of winds gave people some idea about the incoming weather. Even in a technologically advanced era such as the 21st century, the meteorologist never underestimates the importance of wind direction in making weather predictions. However,…
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Freezing rain is one of the most deadly and destructive forms of winter weather. Unlike snow and sleet, which fall from the sky and simply pile up on the surface, freezing rain creates a deadly layer of ice. There are…
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Tropical cyclones occur when a complex set of atmospheric conditions combine and advance to produce violent weather. The generic term “tropical cyclone” encompasses hurricanes, typhoons, tropical storms, depressions and disturbances. These disruptive low-pressure weather systems that occur in moist tropical…
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Contrary to popular belief, TV weathermen don’t have their forecast made by someone else. Instead, they must start from scratch and formulate the entire forecast all on their own. This can be quite a difficult task, especially when severe weather…
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Every year, new residents of tornado-prone areas of the United States have to learn very quickly what to look out for during storm season. Fortunately, there are professionals at the local and national level who keep a close eye on the weather…
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Flood is defined as overwhelming of usually dry land by a large amount of water that comes from an overflowing river or lake, exceptionally high tide, melting snow or excessive rainfall [1]. Although this definition doesn’t describe the mechanism of…
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Hurricanes are intense tropical storms that form in warm moist air. However, they don’t appear out of nowhere. A storm must go through several stages of development before it can be classed as a hurricane force storm. A hurricane’s beginning…
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