February 11, 2015 Earth Science
You can increase your chances of surviving even a strong tornado by having a safe place and following a good emergency plan during a tornado warning. ♦ Be prepared Surviving a disaster starts with courage and hope, so it’s good…
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February 11, 2015 Earth Science
We are caught in a situation of global depletion of safe water by the circumstance of our collective actions. Our rivers, lakes and oceans have been contaminated by municipal, agricultural and industrial activities. Our own immediate water sources have also…
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February 11, 2015 Earth Science
Global disease has the ability to destroy on a world wide scale. This alarming fact is even more devastating when disease attacks the delicate balance of complex life within the oceans’ coral reefs. The frameworks of a reef’s ecosystem are…
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February 11, 2015 Earth Science
Water on Earth serves many purposes for sustaining life. Among these, temperature regulation is probably the most important. Just as water is an important component in regulating the temperature of any endothermic organism, it also regulates the temperature of the…
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February 11, 2015 Earth Science
Drought has gripped the Southeastern US and plays a part in wildfires, like those raging in California. Some of these drought issues are naturally occurring, and many fear that drought patterns show the effects by global warming. The American Southwest…
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February 11, 2015 Earth Science
In 1933 in the North Pacific, the USS Ramapo encountered a huge wave that was estimated to be 112 feet tall. Some years later in1942, the RMS Queen Mary located around 700 miles from Scotland, was met with a 98…
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February 11, 2015 Earth Science
Drops in the Bucket There is a farmer I know who never stops to fill up a watering can to replenish his flower or vegetable gardens. He leaves one or two under the tap, and they get filled by the…
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February 11, 2015 Earth Science
Freaky Fjords in New Zealand It was time to celebrate the coming of a new year.It would be interesting, several friends and I decided, to summer in NZ. Yes, being down under, December is actually Summer and June is Winter….
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February 11, 2015 Earth Science
Water is the stuff of life. Water makes up between 55 and 80 percent of our bodies and is an essential ingredient of life as we know it. Yet it is one that we in the developed world take largely…
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February 11, 2015 Earth Science
Ecological features such as natural lakes exist due to a delicate balance that has been achieved over time. The result is a fragile aquatic ecosystem that is susceptible to numerous negative influences. The most immediate impact of water diversion is…
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