Earth Science

California is 45% forest despite being most populous state in the nation. It is also 25% desert, holding some of America’s most arid territory. Crowded cities give way to farmland, rangeland, forests, and unpopulated terrain. It has the tallest trees…
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It is not difficult for any regulatory or investigative agency to find something lacking in nuclear safety and security. The field is fraught with human error, bad policy, problematic decision making, technical issues, new science, budget constraints and even wrongdoing….
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Just beginning to abate after slamming the East coast, is the rather timidly named hurricane “Sandy.” It is also known as “Frankenstorm”, perhaps more appropriately,  for its monstrous power.  But is it also an outcome of man’s folly such as…
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The stones of Death Valley move on their own. A few of the sailing stones are as heavy as 80 pounds. Some stones have moved as far as 659 feet in a single winter, leaving long trails behind them. Some…
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The death of oysters in the ocean affects the food chain because oysters are on the lower end of the food chain. This means that anything they eat also gets eaten. So, if something makes the oysters sick, then the…
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A heat wave is a natural weather event caused when an area of high pressure remains stationary over a particular location. Due to the natural effects of a high pressure system on weather, the area experiences high temperatures which do…
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A heat wave is caused when an area of high pressure in the atmosphere becomes stationary over a location. Due to the natural effects of high pressure, the area receives little to no wind and this causes the air to…
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If you follow some simple steps, you will be able to manage to keep your food safe and edible when you are without power. It is a matter of preparation. One of the first and most important items you need…
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If your ears have ever popped while driving through the high elevations of mountains or riding an airplane, it was likely due to a change in atmospheric pressure. The popping balances the difference in pressure between the inside and outside…
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Getting a weather forecast today is as simple as turning on the radio or TV, or logging on to the Internet.  In addition to local and network stations, The Weather Channel is available on cable and its own Web site,…
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