Earth Science

Coastal areas along the Pacific have long prepared for a possible tsunami, but few communities along the Atlantic coast have any preparations for tsunamis. That’s because tsunamis are rare in the Atlantic Ocean. They are rare, but they have occured….
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Tornadoes are ferocious in nature and cause severe damage to property, cars, crops and anything else they find in the way. Direct impact of a tornado will result in injury during or after a tornado. According to study done by…
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Weather forecasts provide people with vital information. Sudden changes in the weather, ranging from predicted precipitation to the most violent of storms, can affect anybody at a moment’s notice. In regard to precipitation, there are two primary types: rain and…
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A tornado is one of mankind’s most dangerous and elusive natural foes. They can develop in the middle of a sunny day, grow within minutes, and strike without warning. They can destroy an entire town, or pick and choose which…
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Fjords are beautiful creations that exist because of nature itself. The mountainous backgrounds and steep sides that the water flows between will simply take your breath away. If you ever have the opportunity to go on a fjord cruise or…
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The Discovery of Lake Tanganyika The Stuff of Legend Struggling through dense, uncharted jungle; fording chest-deep rivers and slogging through malaria-infested swamps It may sound like something out of an Indiana Jones movie, but it is the true story of…
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We have always had a fascination with running water. We find it relaxing to watch the water flow by. Oh the stories a river could tell. Were some of them here to see the ice ages and perhaps even had…
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You would expect the rainforest to be one of the rainiest places of the world, but it falls far behind in its average rainfalls. The rainforest minimally receives between 68 and 78 inches of rain a year, while the rainiest…
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It’s amazing how simple it is to conserve water and recycle at one and the same time! Isuspect, like many of you out there, you’re concerned about the human impact on poor old Mother Earth. A lot of us have,…
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Nature’s wonder begin with the tiniest raindrop.  Watching how they slide slide down your window pane can become an interesting past time. Learning how they form, how they change into snow flakes, sleet, freeze into rain, and back gain into…
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