Earth Science

Light, be it from the sun or from the light bulb is a combination of the different colors in the rainbow, colors that can be broken down in order of their wavelengths. When all colors combine in equal proportion, with…
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Overview of environment and health: When considering human health, the environment plays a vital role. In most instances, the most influential environment would be the one that exist in our workplace. This would be truer when considering industrial work setting…
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Currently there are not many ways in which humanity can control rainfall in specific areas, but there are a few methods that mimic the natural production of rain. Of course there are specifications to such techniques that make the process…
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While there are actually numerous ways to get an idea of what clouds are harbingers of good or bad weather, some reliable, some little more than old wives tales, it takes very little to acquaint yourself with techniques to pick…
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The earth exists within protective layers of gases which deflect most of the harmful ultra-violet rays from the sun, and keep the atmosphere at an inhabitable temperature by insulating the planet by trapping heat. Humans have been adding to this…
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Whirlwinds, dancing dervishes, willy-willy, whirly whirly; dust devils have many different names across the world. A dust-devil is a strong, powerful, long-lived tumultuous cyclone. They are very rare however when they strike; although some can be harmless; some can strike…
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Are you one of the many people throughout the world who are deeply affected by the weather? People who are affected in this way may have S.A.D., or Seasonal Affective Disorder, which can affect their mental health in a variety…
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When one considers deadly weather, one often immediately thinks of tornadoes, floods and even hurricanes but many weather fatalities are caused by less violent and dramatic weather occurrences. National Climatic Data Center lists the following weather fatalities based on the…
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The damage potential of anything in motion (like the wind) is not determined from a simple scale. This means that a 100mph winds does not simply have double the destructive power of a 50mph wind: it actually has FOURT IMES…
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Water is the driving force of all life on planet Earth. It covers about 70% of the earth’s surface, and makes up about 60 to 75% of our own bodies!  It plays a vital role in almost everything we do. We…
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