Earth Science

There is no longer controversy about whether the Earth’s climate is changing due to Global Warming. The question now is, “how do we prepare for it?” Scientific communities agree that this decade marks an era of rapid climate change, and…
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Lakes are falling victim to human abuse and climate changes. Some of the world’s largest lakes are shrinking away; becoming ghosts of their former selves. Lake Chad was once the sixth largest lake in the world. However, over the course…
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Following the Kyoto protocol in 2005, Europe is among other countries of the world who have agreed to cut down on the emission of their green house gases to reduce the effects of global warming. The US still has no…
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Causes of deterioration, and degradation, of coral reefs can be numerous, and many are propagated by man.  Let’s look at both natural causes and man-made. It surprises many people to learn that there are natural cause for destruction of coral…
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Drinking a little bit of seawater is not actually particularly dangerous in itself.  If you have ever been swimming in the ocean you are bound to have accidentally done this and you are still here. However you cannot hydrate by drinking seawater,…
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While our planet is two-thirds water and one-third dry land it is estimated that nearly 90% of that water is polluted in one way or another. Bacteriologic pollution and chemical pollution both create hazards for any creature using, or living…
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The general understanding are that oceans, while they comprise the largest bodies of water on Earth, and that they are the largest part of Earth, are defined by a variety of standards, while seas are defined by an equally differing…
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Cauri shells (also spelled cowrie, cowry or kauri) are among the most beautiful and eye-catching shells to come into human attention. There are over 250 species of cauri living in warm-waters of the world. and some of them have become…
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Even a mild thunderstorm comes with lightning, thunder, wind, and rain; each of which can be dangerous. A severe thunderstorm has all that in spades, with a possibility of hail and tornadoes besides. Lightning Lightning is the most obvious danger…
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As the world enters a new decade, the stress on available water continues in a downward spiral as the general populace takes little notice. Some who are directly affected state that global warming is responsible for Lake Chad and other…
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