A generation ago the poet-singer Bob Dylan wrote in one of his lyrics that “theanswer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind, the answer is blowin’ in the wind.” He wasn’t singing about the electric power industry (thankfully), yet he…
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Climatology is the scientific study of climate. Climatology is also a study which covers a fairly longer time period in comparison to meteorology which is the study of climate of a short-termed nature. A wind map is generally a depiction…
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Looking at articles about global warming, or climate change, one begins to notice that climate change “deniers” and “alarmists” are not addressing the same issue at all. Deniers are concerned about losing a way of life, freedom, (even their guns),…
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The United States Forest Service, National Park Service, and State Forestry services have been studying and keeping records of the fires and their causes for a very long time now. The idea has been to constantly find improved ways to…
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Delayed summer monsoon is seen as a massive disappointment in the countries of South-Asian region due to their high agricultural nature. India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma, and among others are the prominent countries that get severely damaged by monsoon delays….
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Thunderstorm development requires three ingredients, moisture, unstable air and a mechanism for lifting. Primary sources of moisture are large bodies of water. In North America these sources are the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and the Gulf of Mexico. Large lakes…
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The ecological dynamics of the mountain wilderness include the mountain top, the rivers and streams, the vegetation, the trees, the animals and fish. Besides those, weather and fire are important players in the cycle of the mountain wilderness. Scientists have…
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Normal cloud formation is formed from the evaporation of water, whether from a body of water or over land from plants and animals alike. The moisture is lifted due to natural updrafts and combines with dust in the atmosphere to…
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A food chain is a one way sequence of energy transformations in a food web. The length of a food chain is determined by the amount of species involved starting from the producers and ending with the last consumer. The…
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The abyssal zone is a very flat surface found from 4,000-6,000 meters (13,123- 19,685) in the deep basins of the ocean floor. The abyssal zone is unable to receive the Sun’s rays; therefore it remains in complete darkness. The abyssal…
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