HOW WEATHER AFFECTS OUR MOODS Does the weather affect your mood, how you feel, think, behave, your outlook on life? It sure does mine. Oh how I love a sunny day, mild, low humidity, gentle breeze, lots of sunshine. I…
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A lightning conductor (United Kingdom) or lightning rod (United States) protects a building from lightning. It is designed to be struck instead of the building, so that it can channel the lightning safely down to the ground. Because the rod…
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Earth is a perfect planet. It has an atmosphere with the perfect mix of oxygen, nitrogen and other gases to sustain life. It has a moon to control the ocean tides. Most important, it has a big bright sun to…
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The most important thing for the elderly to remember when a hurricane is approaching is to stay calm. Remember that you have the advantage of life experience and common sense that will carry you through this emergency. The next thing…
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SAD (seasonal affective disorder) was first mentioned in medical literature in the mid nineteen eighties, so it hasn’t been diagnosed,or treated, as a medical condition for very long, indicating that many long time sufferers of this condition were not treated…
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Imagine a severe thunderstorm characterized by sustained winds averaging 58 miles or more per hour that gain more strength as the storm proceeds. Now imagine, this storm proceeding straight ahead and assuming the shape of an archer’s bow when looked…
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Rubies are considered one of the most expensive and valued gems in the world. They are in the highest class of precious stones along with diamond and sapphire. Rubies have a high hardness and toughness which make them a good…
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How Solar Powered Batteries work Solar powered batteries or Photo-Voltaic Cells works through the process where sunlight is converted to electrical energy, without passing through the heat generation phase. When sunlight, bearing energy packets called photons, are made to hit…
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The nomenclature “solar battery,” was first coined by scientists at Bell Laboratories in the early 1960’s, referring to a semiconductor device that converts solar radiation—specifically photons of ultraviolet light— into an electrical charge differential. This conversion employs the photoelectric effect,…
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Before there was TV and Radio that broadcast weather warnings via the tools meteorologists use today, there were natural signs and conditions most people used to speculate on impending weather. Many of us can readily recognize some signs of impending…
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