There is an exceptionally huge list of invasive plants that have taken up residence in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Many of them are Asian species in origin and from parts of Asia with a similar climate to…
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Teaching students about the ocean while living inland is easier than it would have been sixty years ago. Then there were no such thing as television or computers. Students had to rely on pictures in magazines and newspapers and those…
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Just as the continents have shifted and broken apart to take the shapes we know today, so has the source of fresh water changed location and direction as it flows from higher and colder places to lower and warmer ones….
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In earth’s infancy, billions of years ago, aquatic life forms were the first to inhabit our planet. A milieu of primitive organisms occupied the earth, which at the time was largely comprised of water. Approximately two billions years ago, these…
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Lake effect snow happens when cold Arctic air sweeps across the Great Lakes while they are still unfrozen. Cold air is very dry air, which sucks up the moisture from the lakes like a sponge. Usually cold dry air doesn’t…
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I don’t think our great river systems will die! I don’t think they will continue to supply us with our needs in the manner they have for most of recorded history either! If you look at the largest of the…
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A season is a particular period of the year. In the West, astronomers and climatologists knew long ago there are four seasons in a year, including winter, spring, summer and fall or autumn. Winter is known to occur between December and…
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Thundersnow: It sounds like the name of a rock band, a Greek god or a movie villain, but it’s really the name of a phenomenon that causes thunder – and sometimes, even lightning – to boom and crackle during a…
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The River Thames is located in Great Britain. It is 215 miles long and has served an important role as a trade route throughout history. It is the longest river that is entirely in England and the second longest in…
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The Zambezi River is the fourth longest river in Africa. The only rivers longer are the Nile, Congo and Niger Rivers. In the local Tonga dialect Zambezi River means the “Great River.” As it travels east through Africa, to the…
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