The biggest rage for the last decade or so has been to blame carbon dioxide for global warming, global cooling and an assortment of other worldwide perceived or actual difficulties. This totally ignores the importance of CO2 and the true…
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The earth’s climate has changed throughout earth’s history. There have been periods, such as the glacial periods (ice ages) where earth has been covered by ice or interglacial periods where ice has retreated entirely to the poles or has melted…
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Have you ever been outside on a summer night and wondered why it is so humid? Why glasses will “fog” up? Why you feel like you just got out of a shower at times? It is really a very simple…
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The most ferocious dinosaur in my mind is undoubtedly the Spinosaurus. It is the largest of all carnivorous dinosaurs, even bigger than the T-Rex. I see other have answered velociraptor but I have to disagree. Were this question worded differently…
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For several decades, global climate change has been a phrase the news media and others appear to love using. The idea isn’t too hard to grasp, and yet it can cause confusion. People might wonder how anyone can know the…
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There is a lot of speculation on the web on why a cloud appears black at times. This article will hopefully shed some light on cloud colors and the cause and effect of light refraction and how refraction affects the…
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Due to the tremendous natural forces involved in the development of a tornado, it turns out almost impossible to place measuring weather instruments inside a tornado to calculate its force. The best method which meteorologists have devised for estimating the…
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A large amount of plant species are invasive in the southern United States. Many of them are native to moist, warm climates similar to the southern states. Invasive plants can be anything from trees to shrubs, vines, grasses, and other…
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The first footage of the devastation in New Orleans and the surrounding areas, left in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, was a shock to the entire world. No one was really prepared to see the water that seemed to cover…
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People all over the world watched in shock and horror as they witnessed the devastation and destruction that Hurricane Katrina caused all over the New Orleans area. In retrospect, there will be lots of speculating about whether the damage would…
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