Earth Science

Recently the Colorado State University released it’s 2007 Hurricane predictions. This year we are expecting an above average Hurricane season, just what everyone on the East coast of the United States wanted to hear. This years predictions look surprisingly familiar…
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For many hundreds of years now mankind has reaped havoc on this beautiful blue green planet of ours. Europe used to be a woodland, this was destroyed to make way for agriculture and later for building homes and shipping and…
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“The Truth about Global Dimming” European scientists and environmental groups are taking “Global Dimming” seriously, so why are Americans so skeptical? Probably because we have become such a cynical people always assuming if it doesn’t affect us it isn’t so!…
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The Cascade Mountain range of North America is part of the Pacific Northwest section of what is often called the “Pacific Ring of Fire” that circles around the Pacific Ocean. The range first began forming millions of years ago through movement…
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To understand why the sky is blue, we need to understand a little about light. Light is a form of radiation, electromagnetic energy that travels in the form of waves possessing electric and magnetic properties. This form of energy does…
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Unlike temperate forests, where forest fire is essential to continued forest health and even species reproduction, fire is not a natural part of a rain forest cycle. Nearly every rain forest fire which has been observed from satellites is adjacent…
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The Danger of Acid Rain: Causes & Consequences- Acid rain is one of several symptoms of industrial society’s current dependence upon hydrocarbons, or fossil fuels, as its primary source of energy. The fossil fuels include coal, oil and natural gas….
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Rising energy costs, rumors of depleting fossil fuels, global warming, environmental toxins; it sounds like the Christmas wish list of Dr. Seuss’ the Grinch. In an article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), entitled Electric Industry Grds for Delays In…
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Why Understanding Positive & Negative Feedback Is Important: Positive and negative feedback refer to characteristics of complex systems, the understanding of which is important in the science of ecology. Gregory Bateson (1979), for example, suggests that the two types of…
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It is generally accepted that anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are causing changes in the climate. The major contributor is carbon dioxide (CO2 ), which arises mainly from use of fossil fuels.Measures, such as improved energy efficiency and use of…
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