Earth Science

The Coldest Places on Earth A funny thing happens in winter. It gets cold. No matter where you are on the planet, it is cold. But there is cold, and there is C-O-L-D. And folks, these places are serious, no…
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When Mother Nature wants to whip up a batch of lake effect snow she reaches for two main ingredients, cold air and warm water. Lake effect snow is the weather condition that occurs when a mass of cold Arctic air…
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The National Hurricane Center begins naming tropical storms in 1953. These names of hurricanes were retired within the decades since the 1950s. They caused untold damage and therefore the hurricane names were retired in history. What are the deadliest hurricanes…
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                                                The coldest places on Earth This article is about the coldest places on the planet called Earth. I am going to name the top five coldest places on Earth. At the end of the article there will be honorable…
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Over the past century, the temperature of the air near the earth’s surface has risen nearly 1 Celsius degree. That is the so called Global Warming. Some scientists are warning us that Global Warming will increase the chance of the…
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2008 Guide To Hurricane Planning The following is an out of towner’s guide to hurricane planning. It has been prepared for every one who does not live in the Gulf coast area or is new to the area. Every effort…
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A farmer in northern Germany loses his crop to floods while one in Greece sees his disappear in a drought. Small mountain glaciers in the Alps shrink reducing the water in rivers that nourish the valleys below. Farmers outside of…
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A child who goes through a bad storm whether it is a hurricane, a blizzard, or a tsunami may have terrible memories for life. A child who has not been prepared for that disaster may not have a life at…
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Put very simply: Clouds are formed from condensed water or ice. This occurs when the rising and expanding air cools enough to allow a proportion of the water vapour molecules to “stick” together, which then condense to form visible cloud…
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In the 8 hours prior to and during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Beijing Municipal Meteorological Bureau shot 1,104 rockets into the air to prevent rain during the ceremony. Rain was forecast, the humidity was 90%,…
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