With the hurricane season upon us, you will want to begin preparation early, stocking up on supplies, digging out that generator, and checking out those storm shutters for viability. Safety being your first concern, there are numerous things you can…
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Before the era of global warming, America focused on a primary need. During the early 1900s, Midwest farmers abused their topsoil. They repeatedly cultivated the land using outdated, farm equipment. The agricultural states of Kan., Okla., the Dakotas, Neb. and…
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Global warming is an issue of major concern these days, which is why scientists are studying the climate of the late Cretaceous period. The late Cretaceous period is an era of natural history that began 100 million years ago and…
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Hurricanes are deadlier than tornadoes, but anyone who has experienced a tornado will need some convincing. It is largely a question of scale. So how are they different? They differ in the way they are formed and in the areas…
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Weather is generally defined as the state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place. Often a description of the local atmosphere using the seven basic elements of weather: temperature, air pressure, humidity, visibility, wind speed, wind direction and…
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Earthquakes and tsunamis are closely related. All tsunamis are caused by massive deep-level water displacement, which is most common during subduction and megathrust earthquakes under the ocean floor. A tsunami cannot result from a land-based earthquake unless it causes a landslide into…
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Overview For an ideal example of a maritime climate you need look no further than the islands of the United Kingdom, including Ireland. Surrounded by the seas of the Irish and the North Seas, plus the English and Bristol Channels…
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Everybody knows, or thinks they know, that the Earth’s daily 24-hour spin around its axis causes the Coriolis force, which in turn causes hurricanes to rotate and household drains to swirl in a counter-clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and…
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On Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2005, a storm was brewing in the Bahamas. Hurricane Katrina would become the deadliest Atlantic Coast storm of the 2005 hurricane season and one of the five deadliest in United States history. Katrina made landfall in…
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If you live near an active fault, chances are that you will experience an earthquake at one point in your life. Although an earthquake is a very frightening event, especially if it is a strong one, the situation is much…
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