Earth Science

Most people will never have heard of red rain, after all in most people’s eyes rain is just colourless water falling from the skies. Coloured rain though is not an uncommon event, and has been often reported over the years….
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Jianjun Yin, a climate modeler at the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS) at Florida State, published a report in the journal Nature Geoscience; which predicts a dire future for the northeast coast of the United States. “The northeast coast…
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Lake Chad straddles four countries: Chad with the largest surface area of the lake, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon. Believed by geologists to have been formed 50,000 years ago, as an inland fresh water sea of 2 million square km, it…
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Hundreds of thousands of once common animals are endangered.  In the seas these range from tiny plankton to the great whales and sharks.  Many creatures we probably do not yet even know exist.  Our knowledge of the oceans is still limited and hundreds…
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As with any answer to a question involving time; that depends. Before even considering the question it is necessary to know the fundamentals of the problem and identify why people are drinking water that is not clean and safe. After…
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“Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink, Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.” These sage words are from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Following this little limerick at sea could save…
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Geography and oceanography are full of terms that most people recognise, but are very difficult when it comes to actually defining them. Oceanography in particular has words like ocean, sea, gulfs and bays, and most people think that they know…
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The large bodies of the world’s oceans have long held the fascination of the people who have a partnership with it. Whether for recreation or business, many of the coastal communities are well integrated with its surface value, never taking…
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The river Nile was the lifeblood of Egypt in antiquity, but for Egyptians, Romans and Greeks alike, the source of the Nile was considered to be the ultimate mystery. The River Nile is normally measured at being the world’s longest…
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What causes ocean currents, but also what actually are ocean currents and why do they flow in certain patterns or shift?  These are good questions and not as difficult to answer as most think. An ocean current is a large…
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