Auroras have intrigued and fascinated humans for thousands of years. But although they seem mysterious, the workings of these phenomena are quite simple. The star that holds our solar system together is quite dynamic. As it blasts out its radiation,…
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While sleet is formed by water passing through cold air and freezing on its way down to earth, hail formation is much more involved, since hail actually bounces around for awhile before finally heading for earth. Hail is composed of…
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Since 2008, the federal government has spent more than $72 billion to fight something that more and more experts claim doesn’t even exist: Anthropogenic global warming (AGW), also known as man-made global warming and man-made climate change. A recent study…
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WHY IS THERE so much excitement about “Going to Another World”, when we haven’t begun to “Explore our Own” yet? We are talking about building a Space Station, and Colonies on the Moon, and living on Mars! I haven’t anything…
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Determining the snowiest cities in the world is not as straightforward as it might seem. The first problem is deciding what is meant by “snowiest cities.” Probably the simplest interpretation would be the cities with the highest average annual snowfall,…
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Clouds. We see them most every day. They decorate our skies with beauty, and they can also forewarn us of impending weather. We gaze at them. We imagine them as looking like animals and things. They can light up our…
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Limiting factors in aquatic life zones are sunlight, water temperature, oxygen, and nutrients. Depending on the amount of sunlight that filters through the water, the varying temperature of the water, and the amount of oxygen in the water; sea life…
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If you’ve ever been to a ski resort you’re probably already familiar with the snow-maker machines or snow guns. Even if never leaving the lodge it isn’t atypical to see several jets of snow being fired at high velocity from…
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Snow is one of several forms of water based precipitation, the most common of which are rain, snow and hail. Some theories of precipitation are based on the fact that all rain begins as snow, but that the snow melts…
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At first glance there’s just one type of snow – the white stuff that falls from the sky in winter, capping mountain peaks and a fundamental part of traditional Christmas scenes. But there is more to snow than meets the…
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