Earth Science

Predictions have moved from the realm of the fortune tellers to modern meteorologists.  Instead of crystal balls and rheumatoid conditions, modern forecasters use barometers, satellites and Doppler radar to predict everything from heat waves to major storms.  However, with all…
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Ball Lightning is a phenomena that is poorly understood. Multiple theories have been put forward ranging from various atmospheric electrical/plasma mechanisms, to hallucinations brought about by fluctuations in the magnetic field from a close lightning strike, to supernatural causes. Eyewitness…
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Along with the warm temperatures and humidity of the summer months, thunderstorms also become a frequent and familiar part of the summer landscape. The dark and foreboding clouds, the rumble of distant thunder, and flashes of bright lightning all become…
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Anyone who has resided in “Tornado Alley”, the strip of land extending from North Texas up to South Dakota where tornadoes are most likely to occur, can probably tell you about spring and summer afternoons spent watching the weather report…
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Thunderstorms can form anywhere in the world, but usually occur most often in areas where warm air and cool air meet such as subtropical regions around the world.  They develop from the fast, upward movement of warm, moist air and…
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When it comes to hot weather, there are places where it seems that no one should be living there. Some of America’s states exhibit highs of heat that just do not make sense, when it comes to human occupation. We…
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The Southern Oscillation is a weather pattern found in the tropical Pacific Ocean. It goes through two phases. One of these is a warm phase and is known as El Nino, which is Spanish for the little boy. The other…
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Personal experiences Even in my lifetime the amount of snow that falls in the UK has dwindled. Scotland certainly still receives significant snowfalls but even there the amount of snow is much less. Sure I can remember the occasional deep…
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MOTHER EARTH’S SHOULDERS The melting of the polar ice caps is a paradox of global warming. With deflection of the Ultra Violet sun’s rays – as ‘white’ does – on such a large proportion of mass, as the Poles, it…
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The weather is one of the most misunderstood areas of natural phenomena that we as humans actually think we understand. Maybe that is why it has come up with some really cool and unique ways to kill you that almost…
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