Determining the longest rivers of the world can prove challenging as the primary river’s sources needs to be identified and their many tributaries need to be considered.Many times, river sources are simply temporary seasonal streams or some of the river’s…
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The top three categories of agricultural products of California are fruit and nuts (about $11 billion produced annually), livestock and poultry ($10 billion produced annually), and vegetables and melons ($7 billion produced annually), according to the California Department of Agriculture….
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The rainiest places on earth are Cherrapunji, India, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Australia, Colombia, the Cameroon Mountain area of Africa and Kauai, Hawaii. Interestingly, there is a difference between the rainiest places and the wettest places on earth. One would think that the…
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Remember that school science project that mixed baking soda with vinegar to create a “volcanic eruption”? The same two ingredients can be mainstays of a personal program to reduce pollution by substituting for harsh chemical cleaners that harm the environment….
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Differences between mountain and forest soil include parent material, climate, animals, topography and time. If any of these factors differ, the soil composition will change. Parent material refers to where the soil originated. Climate has to with weather and erosion. Animals…
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Major earthquakes seem to appear from nowhere without warning and may cause untold devastation, particularly in poorer countries that are ill-prepared for disaster. It is no wonder, then, that people around the world have attempted to find ways to predict…
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Jet stream is the term used to describe a fast moving band of air, usually located in the high altitudes, at or just below the top of the troposphere. It is also described as the ‘upper level winds’ and could…
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Thermal pollution is generally defined as the discharge of heated water into aquatic biomes. But thermal pollution also covers releases of colder than normal water into the aquatic biomes. The general effect is to raise or lower the temperature of the…
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The formation of coaloccurs over the course of a very long period. Most of the coal that people mine and use today was formed around 300 to 400 million years ago. Coal is basically the decayed remains of plant matter…
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Seeing the formation of a thundercloud on a drive across the Texas panhandle is an exciting sight for storm chasers, but residents in the area know that thunderclouds often bring severe weather and destruction. Scientists study the role of air temperature…
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