Organic sedimentary rocks are one of three types of sedimentary rocks, along with clastic sedimentary rocks and chemical sedimentary rocks. Coal is an organic sedimentary rock. Like other organic sedimentary rocks, coal is made from particles of formerly living things, called organic…
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What Is Humidity?Humidity refers to the amount of moisture or water vapour in the air. It is measured in relative terms (comparing the wettest and dryest time of each day) and expressed in terms of a percentage. The higher the…
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It is possible that civilization as humans now know it is ending. Climate change affects people’s lives in many ways. One is energy dependency; another is food production and how it will continue. Yet another is human response and attitude about…
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You are a bit confused, you have heard some people rave about “biostatic” medications and others talk about “biocidal”. Are they the same? Is one better than the other? What you want is to define biocidal and biostatic. Nothing simpler!…
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How much does climate change affect the course of human history? With the issue of Global Warming on everyone’s mind, this is a highly pertinent question. In his book, “The Littlie Ice Age,” Brian Fagan attempts to provide a logical,…
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In a study performed at the University of East Anglia, Britain, researchers determined the world’s oceans’ ability to function as a sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide’ is slowly declining. The world’s oceans absorb a great amount of carbon dioxide (CO2)…
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Everyone knows about global warming and about the things that are going on in the environment but have you ever thought of helping out the environment? Believe it or not, most people take this for granted and don’t realize it but the…
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Hi, A note to let you know about this article, a current issue being addressed by the Earth Vision project – “Why the Bees Are Dying – and how to bring them back” at: http://www.evbooks.net/earth_vision_021.htm This article opens the box…
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When we look only at the weather in our area over the past couple years, it is very easy to have the mistaken idea that it is changing in ways that it never done before. Even when we understand that…
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Erosion is the process by which rock and soil are removed from the surface of the Earth as a result of water and wind action and thereafter deposited to other areas on the Earth’s surface. While erosion is a naturally…
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