Pesticide DDT is a chemical compound that was a major factor in reducing the eagle and hawk populations around the world. Raptors were also hurt by other problems such as hunting and deforestation. The 1972 ban of DDT certainly contributed…
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Not too long ago, humans used a pesticide known as DDT in agriculture to control pests and maintain crops. They didn’t just use a little, they used loads and loads of it. It was hailed as a savior chemical that…
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Shortly after World War Two, the pesticide DDT was introduced to American agriculture. This pesticidal wonder eradicated any insect it came in contact with and was used not only on crops, but in coastal marshlands to control salt marsh mosquitoes. …
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The freezer in your refrigerator sure knows how to make snow. In fact, it is the best place to observe the process. This, however, will detract significantly from the mystery and the magic, which surround snow, as we know it….
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Hail stones are pellets of ice, ranging in size from a pea to a grapefruit, that fall from the sky as precipitation. Hail occasionally does significant damage to property or crops, and very rarely seriously injures or even kills people….
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High level clouds are those that take up residence in the highest reaches of the troposphere with a base of no less than 16,500 feet ranging to upwards of 45,000, however the average height is generally accepted as somewhere in…
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Winter weather can do nasty things to a house. Ice dams can peel away roof shingles and expose your roof to mildew and rot. Howling wind can slip through every unprotected crack, leaving you cold and shivering and driving your…
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The El Nino circulation pattern interrupts the normal circulation of the Pacific Ocean at irregular intervals ranging from 2 to 7 years. During the normal years that occur between El Ninos, surface temperatures along the coasts of Peru and Ecuador…
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Everyone has looked up to the sky gazing at the clouds looking for familiar shapes, signs of the weather to come, or plain old curiosity. Most of the time though people have little real idea of what the clouds mean…
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The clouds classified as middle level clouds are those you will which have a base of no less than 6,500 to 23,000 feet. Middle clouds will appear to look very bright and are generally much less fragmented in their appearance…
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