November 9, 2015 Earth Science
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a mood disorder that sees a person developing a form of depression in a particular season even though they have normal levels of depression at other times of the year. It mostly affects people during…
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November 9, 2015 Earth Science
How ever much of a cool, calm and collected air passenger you are there are bound to be some times when your nonchalance is tested. Cooped up in an aircraft with up to possibly three or four hundred people when…
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November 8, 2015 Earth Science
In addition to hurricanes and floods, tornadoes are some of nature’s greatest killers. Tornadoes can happen across the world, but most of those cyclones occur in the United States. In an average year, approximately eighty people are reported killed from…
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November 8, 2015 Earth Science
When talking about how weather has changed human history, there are actually two separate questions that need to be answered: first, how weather (individual incidents like high or low temperatures, storms, etc.) has affected human history, and second, how climate…
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November 8, 2015 Earth Science
In more than one sense, the Gulf of Mexico was one of the worst places in the ocean to suffer a massive oil spill. Already beaches, fisheries, and conservation areas face devastation. However, as hurricane season approaches, yet another threat…
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November 8, 2015 Earth Science
Summer is a wonderful season which many people wait for with anticipation throughout the rest of the year. It is also a season that others hope will just end soon. The difference in these two outlooks regarding summer usually has to…
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November 7, 2015 Earth Science
In the winter months, we complain about the cold temperatures, and in the summer, we complain about the heat. However, there are a lot of benefits to be had from summertime sun and the hot temperatures. 1. For a lot…
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November 7, 2015 Earth Science
Scientists have divided the earth’s atmosphere into four layers, each accordingly to the differences in temperature of each layer. These layers from lowest to highest altitude, are (1) the troposphere (2) the stratosphere, (3) the mesosphere, and (4) the thermosphere….
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November 7, 2015 Earth Science
According to the dictionary, weather is defined as, “1- The general atmospheric condition, as regards to temperature, moisture, winds, or other meteorological phenomena. 2- The common phenomena of wind, rain, cold, heat cloudiness, or storm.” Although weather affects which crops…
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November 7, 2015 Earth Science
Winter solstice is a beautiful looking phenomena that shows how stunning are earth really is. How is it formed and why do we have it? Besides being a natural beauty and interesting complex of our earth. Winter solstice in the…
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