Earth Science

Many disaster movies have portrayed giant earthquakes and the tsunami’s that follows as changing the world as we know it. Through the eyes of Hollywood directors we have been able to watch as a single monster wave washes away entire…
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The term “limnic” refers to bodies of freshwater, such as lakes and rivers. Limnic eruptions are gaseous expulsions that bubble up from the bottom of lakes. To date, there have been two limnic eruptions that we have knowledge about. The…
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The Cumulus stage, the mature stage, and the dissipation stage are three Stages of development for thunderstorms.  Over 40,000 thunderstorms take place on earth each day. As the thunderstorm begins to form it starts at the cumulus stage.  It continues…
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Harbor waves, commonly known as a tsunami when translated in Japanese is a series of strong and huge waves rushing at the ocean beds and sea shores of coastal areas causing havoc and disrupting life and property. The waves can…
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There are very few images that evoke the indescribable raw emotion after witnessing the aftermath of a natural disaster. Many words like, shock, destruction, devastation, and suffering, are used, but to the victims there are no real words that can…
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Antarctican facts: After centuries of speculation and exploration, Antarctica was finally discovered on January 27, 1820, by Estonian Admiral Thaddeus Von Bellingshausen, commanding a Russian voyage. Since then it has captivated explorers, scientists, and the public’s imaginations. Though what do…
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Our planet is about 4.5 billion years old, and life is thought to have first appeared about 3 billion years ago in a marine environment, and even more, it is thought to have appeared by accident, as an extraordinary set…
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How did the Earth get its oceans? For that matter, how did the Earth get landmass and tectonic plate movements? Less than surprisingly, the two attributes of the planet may be inter-related. Before the oceans were formed, favorable conditions on…
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WHAT A BLACK SMOKER IS Black smokers are hydrothermal vents on the sea floor where hot water erupts into the freezing waters of the deep ocean. The hot water is less dense than the surrounding deep ocean water so it…
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A river is a river. Whether it a great river or just a big stream, it is still in danger from various sources. Most often of course this source is mankind. We tend to mess up nature on a massive…
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