Earth Science

Were you ever told that raindrops are God’s tears? Of course they are not, but for us to understand what raindrops really are, we must understand what a cloud is. If there is not first a cloud, there can be…
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The scientific explanation of the occurrence of floods is simple; an excessive presence of water that overwhelms the absorption rate of the ground.  All floods follow this principle, though many cases are due to large amounts of water that already…
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Ice fog is a special type of fog which forms when the humidity is close to 100% and the temperature is below freezing. The suspended water which makes up the fog can be in either supercooled liquid or ice form….
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Three-Quarters of our Earth’s surface is covered in water. Although most of it is ocean water, the water in lakes cannot be ignored. Lakes often create magnificent scenery against their backgrounds. On sunny days, they often act as mirrors reflecting…
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Rain – our planet depends on it as a valuable step in the water cycle. But what places on earth contribute to that cycle the most? While the media and others in popular culture never cease to remark about the…
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Elementary school teachers everywhere should be called on the carpet and forced to change their bulletin boards and calendars. Young children everywhere have been mislead. Those cute little teardrop shaped raindrops are a sham, a ruse, and terrible inaccuracy. It’s…
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Rain seems like such a simple phenomenon. The sky grows dark, perhaps a peal of thunder is heard, and then the rain falls. We are so used to the idea that we rarely stop to wonder how it happens. The…
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What comes to mind when you think of winter?  Snow and cold may be first.  Blizzards, too.  Coping with months of high heating bills is something most people dread as well.    Depending on where you live, remember that not…
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Rainiest Places in the World Rain brings life. It greens up the earth, makes things grow, and is essential for an abundant life. Children chant for it to go away. Musicians write songs about it. Lovers walk in the seclusion…
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Most research sources agree upon the three longest rivers in the world. They disagree upon the official lengths of these rivers and which rivers would fall into what ranking after the top three rivers are named. The dispute over length…
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