Earth Science

Blue diamonds, the rarest of all diamonds, were forged billions of years ago, by tremendous pressure and heat – 2192 degrees Fahrenheit, to be exact. This kind of hellacious heat and horrendous pressure originates over one hundred miles below the…
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Coral bleaching refers to a condition that affects corals due to changing conditions in its environment. Coral bleaching is usually caused by climatic stressors stemming from anthropogenic or natural factors in the reef ecosystem, such as changing water temperatures, variations…
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Earth: The first frontier – And still we don’t know all there is to know What do you think of when you read the words: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without…
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Every year, avalanches around the world total over a million, distributed along the various snow covered mountain tops and high peaks. While most avalanches happen when nobody is around, or they are small snow falls, occasionally when the conditions are…
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Weather forecasting has been an important part of mankind’s lifestyle down through the ages. The weather has always been and will always be an important topic of conversation because of the impact it has on everyone’s life. We are all…
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If Americans learned nothing else from the Hurricane Katrina disaster we learned that when a disaster of this magnitude strikes, local emergency resources will be spread too thin to adequately respond to our needs and national relief may come many…
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Blue diamonds are the rarest of the rare, and their beauty has been sought after for centuries. The best known blue diamond in the world is the legendary Hope diamond, which is famous for its deep blue color and large…
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Where’s the Beach? You’ve packed your sunscreen, your favorite bikini, a towel, book and lots of bottled water. But before you step one toe onto that beach, stop for a moment and take a good long look at where you…
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The facts about blue diamonds… I would suspect there are few women in the world who don’t like diamonds. Women are intrigued by them, and they love to sport a big diamond on their finger or fingers. We love the…
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The deepest point in the world’s oceans is the Challenger Deep, located in the Mariana Trench in the Western region of the Pacific Ocean. In this region, the ocean reaches its deepest point at The Challenger Deep. This region got…
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