Earth Science

When you were younger your parents taught you that if someone gave you something or helped you, you were supposed to thank them. You were supposed to show some form of gratitude. Why then have we as a species forgotten,…
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Water is a scarce resource in many nations. In fact, in recent days, a water-sharing deal among Israelis, Jordanians and the Palestinians was seen as an unusual, even historic victory, which took some 11 years of water negotiations to reach….
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As a native of northern Oklahoma, I have viewed and experienced numerous tornadoes in my lifetime. None of those experiences are forgotten, although after more than seven decades some are a bit dimmed in my memory. I will endeavor to…
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Humans have been interested in the universe since the beginning of time. In effect, many theories have come and gone. The geocentric model of the universe was touted as the best model of how the universe works because many people…
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It is useful to be assured that the heavings of the Earth are not the work of angry deities. These phenomena have causes all their own. It seems that nowadays more than ever we continue to read about natural disasters…
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We often don’t think about elementary questions such as “Why are there seasons?” But, when students are asked why, they think of the wrong answer. They will say that there is summer because the Earth is closer to the Sun…
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If global warming continues, rising temperatures might cause ice-caps to melt in the Polar Regions and a change in weather patterns. Heat energy in the form of long and short wave solar radiation enters the earth’s atmosphere. This electromagnetic radiation…
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The convergence of three phenomena brings springtime to the large land masses in the temperate zones of the earth. These same conditions create the four season climate in these same areas. The tilt of the earth coupled with its annual…
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When people think of storm hazards they usually think of high winds and torrential rain, but in fact most deaths in coastal regions and even around large lakes are caused by the phenomenon known as a storm surge. If your…
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Lightning is a natural phenomenon that is as lethal as it is an incredibly beautiful display of nature at work. Dazzling in a brilliant show of light and random patterns yet deceptively dangerous as a source of power and raw…
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