Earth Science

Water. It has the power to keep us alive and to take life away. It helps regulate our body temperature and prevents us from serious health problems. 97% of the world’s water is in our oceans, leaving 2% frozen in…
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A limnic eruption, you say. Is that some new form of envronmental disaster that we should be aware of? Everyone is very familiar with the phrase “volcanic eruption”, but not very many people are familiar with the term “limnic eruption.”…
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Water. It is essential to the functions of the human body and to the functions of every day life, yet it is something most affluent citizens of the world take for granted each day. On average, North Americans use 400…
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Tsunami, from a Japanese word meaning “harbor wave,” for those living in coastal areas, especially on the Pacific rim, conjures up nightmares and cold sweats. These towering tidal waves, coming with little warning, can change the shape of coastlines, and,…
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You might recall a child’s tale, the fable of Hansel and Gretel. It is a story packed with metaphorical inference and figurative representations, for the reality of its premises are far to grotesque, to horrid, to unthinkable to consider at…
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Ever dreamed of exploring the bottom of the oceans deepest depths? Sounds like a Jules Verne novel, no more, today’s Google Earth 5.0 allows visitors to dive the oceans, track marine life and explore marine wrecks of yesterday. Explorers can…
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The great ocean conveyor is the circulation system of the ocean. The conveyor transports both energy and matter around the world in an identifiable circulatory pattern. This system is conceptualised as acting like a giant conveyor belt taking heat energy…
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) was founded in 1948 and was the world’s first global environmental organization. Their original name was the International Union for the Protection of Nature which followed an international conference in France. Their…
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The inter-coastal waterway was ordered constructed by President Woodrow Wilison during the First World War. The German U-boats posed a threat to American shipping and we needed a way to move goods around our coastline without exposing them to German…
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What old man river taught me. I grew up near rivers of all sizes. I visited them year round. What I am about to say here may sound strange to many of you, but bear with me here. At first…
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