Earth Science

The National Science Foundation is a U.S. federal agency created to provide support for non-medical scientific research. (Medical research is the responsibility of a sibling agency, the National Institutes of Health.) The National Science Foundation has existed since 1950, and…
Read more

HURACAN – GOD OF EVIL Indigenous tribes of Central America recognized and feared the evil god Huracan who wreaked devastation upon them time and again. In truth, a hurricane in its life span can produce more power than ten thousand…
Read more

The Minerals Management Service is a United States bureau that is part of the US Interior Department. The origins of control over the management of oil, gas and other minerals exploration began in the late 1800s with the boom in oil…
Read more

During the years following Hurricane Andrew, there was a sharp decrease in the number of newborn children named Andrew. This phenomenon is called the “baby names hurricane effect.” This effect results in new parents choosing baby names that are far…
Read more

Desalinization is the process of turning seawater into potable drinking water.   Areas of the world that don’t have an abundant supply of fresh water use this process effectively for their citizens.  The largest desalinization plant in the world is in…
Read more

According to the NOAA 75 to 80 percent of all lightning happens inside the storm clouds and does not strike Earth. However, when it does hit land or objects it can be deadly. Most of us are taught from a…
Read more

When is it going to stop raining? Why is it so hot, we’re in the season of winter? How is our weather predicted? Where have these winds come from? Meteorologists claim that unseasonable temperatures are caused by changing weather patterns…
Read more

The greatest natural disaster in the history of the United States was caused by storm surge. In September 1900, an unnamed hurricane brought sustained winds over 120 mph and a 15 1/2-foot storm surge to Galveston Island, Texas. No part…
Read more

Florida isn’t Waiting With all the turmoil about wanting the federal government to step in and do something about the impending oil spill and it’s effect on local beaches and the tourism industry, Florida has decided to do something unique…
Read more

All tropical storms begin as numbered, unnamed tropical waves. The National Hurricane Center designates such tropical waves with a letter-number combination such as L97, where the “L” stands for Atlantic. While the number seems high, numbering in this region actually…
Read more