Earth Science

People living in a northern climate who struggle with shoveling winter snow, starting frozen vehicles, and driving in icy conditions may understandably wish that winter could be milder. However, that longed-for mild winter could come with quite a few disadvantages….
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If you live by the sea or you have spend a holiday at the seaside, or even if you have spend some time by the mouth of a river, you will know that at certain times of the day the…
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Invasive species are those which are so opportunistic that they quickly displace native plants. Often they trigger cascade effects by eliminating a key food source for herbivores and in turn the native predators that depend upon them. They can carry…
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For people who only see snow a few days a year, there is only one kind; soft, white and pretty. But for many nations, snow is something they experience for weeks or even months at a time. It is no…
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Few events in nature display as much raw power as a Tsunami. The Tsunami that hit Japan in March of 2011 was the result of a powerful point nine earthquake. The even more destructive Indian Ocean Tsunami of December, 2004…
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One Arctic blast after another has been hitting the United States, sweeping down from Canada to cause massive snowstorms and bitterly cold weather. From the Plains through the Midwestern hub of Chicago north to the coast of New England to…
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“Hot rocks” aren’t just valuable jewels stolen from stores and safes. Scientists think that “hot rocks” are what made the Earth, and they’re still making the planet today. Humans like to think of the planet on which we live as…
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Coastal sea caves form where the ocean hollows out the land. Waves have incalculable force, and fling themselves ashore in a tireless pounding rhythm. They carry grit and pebbles that slowly scour away solid rock. The ocean finds entry along…
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Glaciers are the cold and artistic architects of the lay of many lands. Most hills and valleys are carved by glaciers in the cooler regions of earth, and often the scenery includes lakes, peaks, rich soils in river valleys and…
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NASA has been warning about it…scientific papers have been written about it…geologists have seen its traces in rock strata and ice core samples… Now “it” is here: an unstoppable magnetic pole shift that has sped up and is causing life-threatening…
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