After the first tremors of an eruption in early March 2010, the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland wreaked havoc – spewing multiple ash clouds that closed airports across Europe, spurring the evacuation of 500 people, and just avoiding melting part of…
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It must be asked whether or not the entire concept of natural disasters is actually founded on myth. For a disaster to be natural, it must be a product of nature only, not caused by any divine or human events…
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Most people have experienced when out walking on an early morning in winter hoar frost on shrubs and trees, and many people have wondered how hoar frost forms and what conditions are required for these phenomena to occur? Hoar frost…
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Mythology is essentially a collection of narratives particular to a culture or religion, devised to explain occurrence of natural events. It involves the use of supernatural forces or beings to explain or justify a natural phenomenon. Irrespective of the differences…
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Connecticut has a wealth of places to explore when it comes to dinosaurs. Where would you look to discover the history of the greatest creatures to ever roam the earth? Below are several accredited sites. To find dinosaurs in Connecticut…
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There are four main time standards based on the earth’s rotation of which each has had it’s own day in the sun so to speak. All of these time telling methods use celestial bodies to calculate the earth’s rotational position…
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Is Human Space Travel to the Planet Mars too Dangerous? The majority answer to the question, “Is Human Space Travel to the Planet Mars too Dangerous?” would be a resounding, “Yes!” Of course, most people are not educated enough on…
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Humans have always needed stories to reassure them about what is really in the dark. Historically, no culture has yet been able to separate itself from myths, legends, religions and the other lore any society seems to love. We see…
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The root of the word Tornado lies in the Spanish word of tronada, translated as “thunderstorm” which comes from the Latin word of tronada, meaning “to thunder”. A combination of the two, gives the meaning “to turn”, which aptly describes…
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Many myths about earthquakes are believed to be true. Fictional talescontinue to be past down through the ages. There are many false beliefs that are literally unbeknown to the people who believe in them Believing untrue statements about natural disasters…
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