Earth Science

Cumulus clouds resemble light cotton; or are more commonly referred to as popcorn, the later being easily remembered. Their formation occurs at a relatively low altitude of 300 metres and continues to grow vertically, which gives them that rising mound…
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Barometers are instruments that measure air pressure. In today’s world this may seem fairly irrelevant to the majority of us most of the time, but it can be more important than we realize, especially if we desire to continue breathing…
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The first truth about the ozone hole is that we can make a difference. We made a difference in its original creation. We are making a difference now in turning the tide. On September 16, 1987, 196 nation-states committed to…
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All eyes were on forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC), as well as the Tropical Meteorology Project of Colorado State University (CSU), this August when they updated their 2010 hurricane season predictions.  Would they backtrack from their forecasts of…
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When a person is accustomed to a daily routine within its environment and when suddenly that daily routine or its environment abruptly changes the mental health of that person truly can be adversely affected. It is true that prolomged periods…
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Cumulonimbus clouds are high and dense, which are formed by instability in the atmosphere. These clouds are known to produce powerful weather effects such as storms. The clouds are classified as rising cloud types. The clouds form at around 3000…
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Resembling fluffy pieces of white cotton suspended in the sky, Cumulus clouds are very likely the most common types of clouds seen in the sky. When presented in clusters, bordering each other, they tickle our imagination making us see profiles…
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For over a thousand years people have attempted to predict the weather and officially since the early nineteenth century. In modern times weather is predicted by collecting data about a current atmospheric conditions in a given location. Then using scientific…
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Cumulus clouds appear as large puff balls floating around in the sky. In flat land areas they are seen most often near the tree tops and at a  point where earth and sky meet. Without question, they ‘re a wonderful…
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What are super storms? Storms are atmospheric disturbance manifested in strong winds accompanied by rain, snow, or other precipitation and often by thunder and lightning. There is no strict definition for what a super storm is. Very powerful storms that have…
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