Earth Science

Volcanoes have been producing new land mass for millions of years. However, they can also be extremely destructive. It isn’t unusual for people to wonder what determines how explosive a volcanic eruption will be. There is an answer to the…
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Can you imagine putting the act of putting your very life in danger each and every time you go to work? The Hurricane hunters do just that; they are a group of pilots that fly directly into hurricanes. The 53rd…
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Men are more likely to be struck by lightning than women by 4%. Why is this? It could be because men are more prone to swing metal objects outdoors? No one knows for sure. Could be that lightening is just…
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The Earth’s atmosphere consists of a thin layer of gases surrounding the Earth. Most gases surrounding the Earth are held in place by gravity. The most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere is nitrogen, accounting for 78%, followed by oxygen…
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Hurricanes and tropical storms are the primary causes of storm surges. In order to understand such a concept, a storm surge must be defined. A storm surge is an abnormal rise in water levels caused by heavy winds. The water…
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Back in 1957, the former Soviet Union became the first nation to launch an artificial satellite into orbit around the earth. Since that time, tens of thousands of such objects have been launched into orbit. Along the way, many orbits…
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It is believed that the Earth´s tilt originated 4.5 billion years ago. The Earth´s axis is tilted 23.5° with respect to the plane of the ecliptic. The Earth´s tilt and its orbit around the Sun is what produces the different…
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Some people like the variety of seasonal changes . Others would rather have warm temperatures all year around. Unfortunately, for the latter group, there are only a limited number of places on Earth where this is possible. Most locations on…
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Runoff occurs when an abundance of surface water created by rainfall or snow melt is unable to be absorbed by the ground and as a result flows downhill to lower regions.  This water enters the water cycle by replenishing the…
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First of all we must say that the term ‘Nuclear Winter’ refers to a situation that is purely theoretical and that cannot be tested on the field entirely.It is a short description for an hypothetical global climate change caused in…
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