Earth Science

Large bodies of water such as oceans are always in motion, due to the gravitational pull of the moon, and somewhat of the sun. Because the gravity is varied on the ocean, depending on how close a specific part of…
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Weather cycles and changes is a very apt title for this article, because that is what weather does. Climate patterns and events, like La Nina and El Nino, tend to go in cycles, and weather – well that’s always changing….
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Solar EnergyWhen will it be affordable to the average homeowner? Introduction:Global warming’s impact to our quality and cost of living is large and very catastrophic. Homeowners are well aware of the increasing energy costs to heat, cool and illuminate their…
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The Congo River is also called the Zaire River. This river runs through Africa and it is known as the deepest river in the whole world. This river flows through the rainforests in Africa. Much of the land that surrounds…
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Living on the gulf coast, I’ve seen so many major Hurricanes, Camille in 1969, Fredrick in 1979, Ivan in 2004 and Katrina in 2005 to name some of the deadliest, I’ve also seen my share of tornadoes that are sprung…
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Angel Falls is the tallest waterfall in the world. Hidden away in a region of south-eastern Venezuela that is so remote it is still known as “The Lost World,” the falls are 979 meters high, with a clear drop of…
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Radium is a radioactive, alkaline, earth metal that occurs naturally, almost everywhere, in trace amounts in rocks and soils. It has a chemical symbol of RA with an atomic number of 88. As radium decays, it releases energy into the…
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I have always felt that weather services worldwide receive unfair criticisms. The reasons for these criticisms is that the common citizen has no idea of the complexity our atmosphere exhibits. We have come a long way from using our fingers…
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The Difference Between Weather & Climate While both weather and climate are similar concepts in that they both refer to temperature, precipitation, wind and other related factors, they are actually very different phenomena. The primary differences between the two concern:…
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I would like desperately to debate with Mr. Gore about this Global Warming phenomena which is so much in the news. Al and I are only a year apart in age so I know he remembers while attending elementary and…
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