Earth Science

Not many people want to consider the end of the world. While there are scientists and prophets of doom who believe the end is near, the majority of people on the Earth think what is going on is just the…
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Lake effect snow is a unique meteorological event occurring most commonly in areas south and east of the Great Lakes in the northern United States. Many travelers unfamiliar with the phenomenon are caught off guard when driving through these areas during…
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Ocean waves are how energy is transmitted through water. The visible part of the wave, at the surface of the ocean, is the smallest part of the wave. The rest of it goes deep under the surface of the wave….
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Mt. Katmai, located in Alaska, is considered to be an active volcano. It is part of a system of active volcanoes that exhibit continued fumarole and hot spring activity. Mt. Katmai, while not dangerous to any major cities directly, could…
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Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun in our solar system and is one of the 4 “Gas Giants”, along with Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune.  Discovered by Sir William Herschel in 1781, the planet was named after the ancient…
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Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system. It is the sixth planet from the sun and lies between Jupiter and Uranus. The rings of Saturn are probably its most well known feature, but they are certainly not…
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Although there hasn’t been a significant eruption from Italy’s Mount Etna since 1992, as recently as Nov. 23, 2013, nearby Stromboli in the Tyrrhenian Sea appeared to show signs of activity. It was the 17th sign of volcanic life in…
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Caves are underground openings and passageways that have been formed by a number of geologic processes, including chemical weathering, wind and water erosion, tectonic movements, glacier melting, fracture of rocks and digging, among others. Caves formed by dissolution of rock are…
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All of the largest lakes in North America, except for Lake Michigan, are in Canada or are along the Canada-US border. But the Great Lakes aren’t just some of the largest lakes in North America. Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake…
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Many people think that Mother Earth’s “Global warming” fever is just nature’s immune system trying to rid itself of a pesky human infestation.  This idea is popular.  As a metaphor it certainly makes more rational sense than God’s “wrath” for…
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