Earth Science

An aquifer, essentially, is an underground water reservoir. They are particularly important geological phenomena because large aquifers can be rich sources of very clean water for human habitation above. One of the world’s largest aquifers, the massive Ogallala Aquifer, lies…
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The world’s oceans, seas and lakes represent millions of square miles of surface across which air movements ranging from gentle breezes to raging storms create motion and energy that we see as waves. For swimmers and surfers, waves are a…
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“The cycle of life, is intricately tied up with the cycle of water” said Jacques Cousteau. When we take the time to meditate on this concept, we discover that everything we do “ties” with the cycle of water. We drink…
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This planet is a beautiful place, filled with so many diverse species in hundreds of different ecosystems. Sadly, several of these ecosystems are being destroyed because of human activity, causing the extinction of many plants and animals. Fortunately, there’s still time…
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ION EXCHANGE Eons of time have come down through the Cosmic Time into the Lives of all of us; and we – the humans – have been the one’s who have been the worst destructive force on the planet. Yet……
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The ocean’s tides are affected by gravitational pull of the moon on the Earth. There is also a mutual pull of the Earth on the moon, which keeps the moon in orbit around the Earth. Imagine floating out in space,…
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I have lived in the Midwest my entire life and have experienced countless tornado warnings. I have watched the sky turn green and listened to rain and hail pound the roof as I huddled in the closet praying I would…
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With many great rivers in the world and many more sources of those same rivers with their many, many tributaries feeding them, it is unlikely that the rivers will die outright. Will the great rivers weaken? Some will, others may…
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The never-ceasing, magnetic force of the river has captured our attention since the dawn of time. The ancient Egyptians and Sumerians knew that their physical and spiritual survival depended upon the rivers by which they settled; their rivers- the Nile,…
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Limnology, or the study of inland waters, has attempted to explain the difference between lakes and ponds for centuries. From legal and regulatory standpoints, ponds and lakes are viewed and treated the same way. Surprisingly, there is no precise definition…
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