Earth Science

The Great Barrier Reef, just off the continent of Australia, has one of the largest amounts of animal diversity in any marine habitat. Living among the coral is nearly 1,500 species of fish, 4,000 kinds of mollusks, and more than…
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The Sun, even during its calmest periods, emits more energy per second than the entire human race could produce in several trillion years. As solar activity develops over its 11-year cycle, the Sun becomes increasingly violent, notably in areas of sunspots….
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The Great Barrier Reef, in the seas off the coast of Queensland, Australia, boasts the largest coral reef system in the world. This massive reef, visible from space encompasses over 100,000 square miles of the Coral Sea hosting an impressive…
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Spring of 2011 will go down in history as the season of tornadoes. Most Americans are aware of the devastation in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Joplin, Missouri, Oklahoma City and many other locales, caused by this powerful weather phenomena. Tornadoes have been a…
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The Coral Reef was first formed well over 500 million years ago and like any tropical ecosystem is balancing on a fine climate change edge. The Coral Reef covers about 0.2% of the ocean floor which may not seem like…
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Coral reefs are special living things which have their origin around 500 million years ago. Can we call them ecological, natural treasures? Coral reefs around the world are becoming endangered species. Conservation efforts are being carried out in various parts…
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The Conservation of the World Hydrosphere The world surface contains one interconnected environment or the hydrosphere which represents the world ocean. To accept the concept of one ocean and one water is to embrace the belief that we live on…
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Over 72% of the Earth is covered in water, life giving water without which the human race cannot survive. With global warming and the melting of the polar ice caps, the percentage is increasing. Unfortunately, at the rate people are…
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Before the 1950’s, very little was actually known about the severe storms that spawn the recurring vortexes known as tornadoes. Science knew that tornadoes formed out of some really nasty thunderstorms over land, but the complete set of mechanics that…
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While the Sun may appear stable, it is in fact perpetually changing in a cycle that repeats every eleven years. On the surface, sunspots are constantly appearing and vanishing, with flares and large ejections of mass (coronal mass ejections) occurring…
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