Earth Science

Excessive springtime rainfall is a phenomenon virtually exclusive to the United States. Many other areas on both hemispheres including parts of Canada to the Philippines, to name a few, the rainy season occur in one of the other three seasons,…
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The most important factor here is preparation, preparation, preparation.Here’s what you need to ride out the storm… BEVERAGES:Water – This is most important! You should have a gallon/per person/per day. This doesn’t mean you have to drink this much, but…
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As Washington, DC just discovered, snow isn’t always the picture perfect scenery shown on Christmas cards. Oh, it is lovely at first, especially when the snow flakes are giant-sized and fluffy as they gently build up. If unprepared, your family’s…
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Sleet and hail do look similar – both are a form of frozen rain, yet are not snow – but are technically separate categories of precipitation. (Another similar form of precipitation is the more dangerous freezing rain.) The difference is…
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In one way, sleet and freezing rain are the same – nobody really wants to see either outside the window (or coming down on their heads). The key difference between sleet and rain, however, is that freezing rain is extremely…
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The only predictable thing about the British weather is that it is totally unpredictable. The British Isles are a small group of islands and the weather can vary across the length and breadth of the land. The organizers of events…
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Thunder and lightning always seem to be found travelling together. From one stormy front, to another the pair dances across our skies with a fiercely serene grace.Indeed, they are two of the closest companions one may imagine.Though often considered separate,…
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We’ve all heard that along with global warming, there is a phenomenon called global dimming.  Of course, we’d expect it to counteract the warming and offer us some hope of mitigating the effects of climate change, and this has motivated…
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How Is Hail Formed How many times have you watched a hail shower or hail storm and wondered how the hail is actually formed?  Well, here is a straight forward answer to this commonly asked question. Hail or hail stones are irregular shaped…
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Every spring you will hear children chanting that old nursery rhyme, “Rain, rain, go away.  Come again another day.”  Spring is well known for its April showers and has ruined more than its share of picnics.  It is important to…
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