As much as I want to take a neutral side on this subject, I have to say that I don’t agree with scientists diverting hurricanes away from major cities if it dooms rural residents to certain destruction or death. The…
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The earthquake and resultant tsunami that caused such destruction in Japan earlier this year (2011) is an example of an underwater earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was recorded as being 80 miles east of Sendai at depth below sea…
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Earthquakes are the most devastating and destructive natural disasters that can happen on the planet. They can result in enormous loss of life and damage to buildings and infrastructure. An underwater earthquake is caused in the same way as any other earthquake…
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Turn on the shower and you bombard yourself with millions upon millions of water molecules. Of course we don’t perceive the individual molecules, we experience the bulk effects of the liquid water. It is, however, the anatomy of the individual…
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Seawater differs in chemical structure from plain water because of additional components that are present. Just by tasting, you would know that seawater is briny and contains salts that are not found in your ordinary drinking water. What is the…
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“The Anatomy of a Hurricane” If you are a current resident of Florida you are absolutely familiar with what a hurricane is. In fact currently were witnesses to history in this 2005 Hurricane Season. This season has been the most…
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Andrew, Charley, Katrina, Rita. How does a tropical storm, or hurricane get its name? The process of naming a tropical storm was developed to make it easy to identify and explain a particular system to those who may be affected…
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Trite, but true: if there was no water, there would be no life. Water is something we take for granted. Just think, a combination of three nuclei and ten electrons constitutes water (H2O), which is unique among the more than 15…
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How’s the weather where you are? Teaching elementary school students about weather can be exciting. As we teach, we also learn. We learn about the students, ourselves and what we are teaching. Not many people are aware of statistics that…
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I have first-hand experience of two destructive hurricanes in very different parts of the world: Hurricane Isabel in Virginia Beach in 2003, and Typhoon Milenyo (Xangsane) in the Philippines in 2007. Despite the vast differences between the two countries I’ve…
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