Earth Science

This article addresses the  concept of connection that is a major tool for studying complex ecosystems. Other conceptual tools are available, including scale, change over space, change over time, balance and diversity. The living and non-living elements of ecosystems have varying…
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Asthma is a chronic disease which will affect the airways of the lungs and thereby make a person vulnerable in developing a restrictive lung disease which prevents the person from breathing in adequate amount of air for normal oxygenation. The…
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The integrated ecology of the environmental biology for our living space, surroundings and other biome relationships is in neglect. The resulting effect is Earth’s biome/ecology is in disrepair. This is due to the shortsighted nature of the human animal that focuses on…
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Early explorers were often driven by curiosity and a need for territory. They wanted to know about other people, if they were stronger than themselves, or would they make good partners in trade? Horizon There was also a curiosity about…
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South Australia, which is the driest state in the driest country in the world has been in the grip of a terrible drought for many years, and this drought has had many disastrous effects on the environment, agriculture, industry and…
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To be considered a precious metal, a metal must be rare, occur naturally, and be chemically and radioactively stable. This combination of traits gives the precious metal its financial value. Unlike modern floating currencies, which only have fiat value, a…
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Mild weather right through the winter? Temperature barely straying below the freezing mark at all? Well, it’s not all good news. In places which always have a cold winter with good snow cover, a mild winter can be downright disruptive…
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Over the years, people have developed many different misconceptions about tornadoes and safety precautions because of stories and beliefs. These misconceptions can put a person’s life at risk when a tornado strikes. Despite what some people have said, a highway…
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An earthquake occurs when energy stored inside the earth gets released with great pressure . When this happens, earthquake waves transfer the released energy to the surface of the earth. In the process, physical and chemical changes occur deep within…
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The essential difference between glaciers and icebergs is that a glacier is a (relatively) permanent ice formation on land, while an iceberg is a comparatively short-lived free-floating body of ice on an ocean or, potentially, a sea or large lake….
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