Australia is a large country, displaying a lot of climate variation. Typical weather during Australia’s winter months June, July and August will vary depending upon which part of the country you are in. As a general rule of thumb, the…
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In dialectological terms, the word gneiss was coined from the German verb, gneist, a reference to glittering rock. Some other authorities claim that gneiss was actually an old Anglo-Saxon mining expression applied on worthless or valueless material or object. In…
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Whether you live in the country or the city, a house or an apartment, it is important to be prepared for a snowstorm. Taking time to prepare, will be a crucial part of facing the storm in comfort. Power Outages…
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Where does the energy come from to propel a massive hurricane or tornado? Here are some thoughts about this: If I were to generate a hurricane, how much horsepower would be needed to create a storm of circulating air in…
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As I sit in the frozen wasteland that is Denver, Colorado, I must admit that the current weather phenomena has me a bit shaken (and stirred). Here we sit, waiting for the fifth winter storm in as many weeks. Now,…
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Highly durable and extremely beautiful granite is most prized of all rocks. Traditionally widely used as a building material, especially in ancient Egypt, today granite is more likely to be found as a countertop in a kitchen. Granite is an…
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So, we’ve been hearing the past year or so about the thinning ozone layer, raising temperatures and melting ice at the North Pole. Sometimes, I like to think, ‘So what? It’s not going to affect me; by the time the…
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Remember when your pool was for cooling down and not for taking a bath? Anyone living in NY during the summer of 2006 took a communal bath with neighbors on the 100 degree nights that we blew the electricity. One…
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Windmills are becoming popular in some areas. Constructing your own windmill to generate energy may sound like folly or something only Don Quixote would conceive; but think again, many are investing in this earth friendly venture. The mad hero of…
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Dust devils, or tornadoes as they are sometimes mistaken to be are well formed, strong whirlling winds that have relatively long life spans. Their sizes range from as small as 0.5 metres wide with a height of about 10 metres,…
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