Earth Science

We have all tried it, whether we will admit to it or not.  It may have been a dare.  It may have not been voluntarily.  However, we have all pulled the old tongue sticking to metal trick.  For some of us,…
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When cold weather hits, children who have seen the movie “A Christmas Story,” may be tempted to triple dog dare another child to lick a metal pole. If the other child takes the dare, they may be surprised when their…
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Soil that is of sufficient quality to sustain plant life is hard to make since it can take thousands of years for about an inch of potentially potable or fertile soil to be made. An interesting chart of the historical…
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March 31st 2008, I am sitting at my computer desk listening to the sound of thunder rumbling outside of my office window. Already the surrounding county’s around my county have had 4 tornado touch downs today already. The most recent…
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Geography is not everyone’s favorite subject. But if it is taught well, it could be a joy to learn about. The great thing about geography is that it is always changing, and is much more significant that many people realize….
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A gold plated mascot, a royal crown, ingots stacked in the vaults of a bank – wherever it crops up, gold symbolizes wealth and power because of the huge efforts required to find it and extract it from the earth….
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From a historical point of view, more people have been killed by weather related natural disasters that struck the coastal regions of the United States of America and then proceeded to make their way inland during a time when they…
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Before the naming system for storms was put into place they were referred to by the year they occurred and where they did the most damage. The 1938 Long Island Express sometimes referred to as The New England Hurricane of…
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Imagine being lucky enough to find quartz that has qualities that no other quartz has. Quartz is a hard crystal, six sided and formed under enormous increments of time, the perfect conditions and with pressure. It all begins with silicon…
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It has become apparent that recent climate changes are contributing to more severe storm systems, but none can be more devastating or costly than the fury of a hurricane. These massive slow moving storm systems have the potential to cause…
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