The global water crisis is the world’s problem. Social media increasingly helps to play its part in this and other issues by raising awareness and raising money. Facebook, in its vast enormity, can do huge amounts for causes such as…
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All rivers are parts of a larger system called a watershed, where a river and its branches drain land. Rivers are better defined as large, natural streams flowing through channels draining into even larger water bodies. All rivers are different,…
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My first exposure to rivers was the movie The African Queen (1951) when I was a child. Intrigued by the adventure and beauty of the unnamed East African waterway, I dove into The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as soon as…
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A rogue wave is a wave of great size that appears suddenly and often in calm waters. Rogue waves can hit during a storm or on the balmiest of trips and at any time of day, night, or year. As…
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Storm surges are triggered by a combination of two or three mechanisms; the primary factors are wind speed and the geography of the area but a secondary contributory factor is pressure though this is not necessarily as important as is…
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Causes of rogue waves are a mystery that researchers are struggling to answer now that their existence has been proven. Until recently, rogue waves were thought to be sea legends. Here are the most popular theories about the causes of…
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In 1938 a junior meteorologist called Charlie Pierce at the United States Weather Bureau warned his superiors that there was a hurricane on its way to Long Island. The chief forecaster over ruled Charlie, and the hurricane that became known…
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Since the late 20th century wild stocks of popular food fish have been declining around the world. Much of this have been due to overfishing. Pollution and habitat destruction have contributed to the problem. It seems that it is impossible…
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According to the UN-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the IPCC for short,) the balance of scientific opinion is that mankind is warming the planet. While climate changes are complex, it does seem that emissions of greenhouse gases, especially carbon…
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There’s not much anyone can do to stop a river and its tributaries from flooding. Once it’s started, it has a mind of its own and no one can predict where it’s going or when. Snow melting quicker than anticipated or…
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