Earth Science

First, we need to define what the little ice age was, and when it was. Keep in mind that it is very difficult to say when it started or when it ended, however we do have enough knowledge to approximate…
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Every year, millions of tons of garbage waste goes straight to the drains or the landfills. Our throwaway society is one of the clearest signs of Earth exploitation. This is due to the general assumption that we have an endless…
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Sometimes it takes an outsider to really look at something, to see it with new eyes and a new understanding. Australian ecology professor Tim Flannery, in his book “The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and its Peoples,”…
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“Should Energy Conservation Methods be Practiced by Everyone?” If we stop and take a look at the planet we call home, we will see that the Earth gives us the very air we need to breathe that no other planet…
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At last count, there were over 1,500 identified active volcanoes in the world and of these 130 of them are grouped in the 17,500 island chain of Indonesia – far more than in any other country. And some of these…
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When people talk about a devastating eruption, it is often in reference to the amount of damage caused for mankind. Volcanoes are vehicles for both destruction and creation, however almost all can be devastating, even when they aren’t close to…
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The word petrify comes from the Greek word piedra, which means rock. So when someone says they were petrified it basically means they were scared into becoming as stiff as a rock. Scary episodes are for another day but for…
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Geode is a Latin word which loosely translates to “earthlike”. The geode specimens are near perfect spheres which normally range from 2 inches to 6 inches in diameter and in some cases up to 2 feet in diameter. Inside the…
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Java is one of the some 17,500 islands that make up the country of Indonesia. Most of these islands are mere flyspecks, while others are larger and more populous. Java, for example has a population (as of 2010) of some…
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The process of petrified wood creation is quite interesting to say the least. Petrified wood is created over a long period of time when a tree essentially turns into stone, namely quartz,  as a result of a complicated process called…
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