Earth Science

Proposal to Stop Global Warming A Modest Proposal, Wherein We Do Not Need to Eat Our Young. There are so many proposals out there to help us learn to reduce our carbon footprints, that it is becoming confusing and counterproductive. …
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Hurricane Season is the longest sustained period of topical weather and storms experienced globally every year. It begins in late spring when the ocean’s water temperature raises enough to form massive areas of low-pressure with rotating winds and rising bands…
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It is true that both fog and smog kills living things. Fog kills living things when a fatal accident occurs as a result of those living things that do not see an approaching danger. That much is also true, in…
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Natural disasters are phenomena that we have no control over. Although varied and diverse they cause considerable devastation and may result in loss of lives. Being prepared for any natural disaster will reduce damage and save lives. There may be…
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It is likely that most everyone who lives in the USA is familiar with the basic concepts of boarding up windows and bottling water in regards to approaching hurricanes. However, there are many other preparations that should be made when…
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For the past several days, Hurricane Alex disrupted oil cleanup operations in the Gulf of Mexico, potentially worsening the already sure to be devastating environmental consequences of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Fortunately, the hurricane did not cross directly…
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The manner in which a tropical storm forecast is created is a simple step by step procedure combining several diagnostic elements. Knowing the there is a simple process to follow is the easy part, actually interpreting the data that is…
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Thunder and lightning are always together because they are actually two different manifestations of a single phenomenon. The noise of thunder is the sound that lightning makes when it strikes. Light travels at a speed of 299,792,458 meters/second, much faster…
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In April 2009 the UK Meteorological Office predicted what they called a ‘barbeque summer’ for the UK. After the disappointments of 2007 and 2008, the British public were promised a scorcher. For a nation that loves its holidays the prospect…
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The earth’s atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding the planet earth that is retained by the earth’s gravity. It has a mass of about 5 quadrillion metric tons. Dry air contains roughly (by volume) 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93%…
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