Severe weather is identified and tracked in many different ways. The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has centers for tracking severe storms in Norman, Oklahoma and Miami, Florida which gather and analyze the observations of weather stations to predict…
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An overview on cloud formation brings to mind something more than the tag clouds in search engine optimization (SEO) of web pages. It brings to mind dancing elephants, skipping children and imaginary playmates floating across the cloudy skies. The image…
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The Earth provides for us with food, water and even natural shelters. What do we do for it? We take from it without thinking of the consequences and give it back our trash. Instead of taking it for granted and…
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The lowest and densest portion of the Earth’s atmosphere is called the troposphere. It extends from the surface of the world’s seas to between 8 and 18 kilometres (5 to 11 miles) above the Earth’s surface depending on latitude (distance…
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In January 2011, astronomers discovered the largest black hole yet. Black hole M87 is 50 million light-years away, and has an astounding mass, about 6.8 billion times that of our own sun. Black holes are small regions of space so…
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Quickly estimating the distance of a thunderstorm is relatively simple. After you see the flash of lightning (either the familiar zigzag or a sudden flash of light), count off the seconds until you hear the thunder, then divide that number…
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Is it time to stop asking “What’s your sign?” Probably. It seems that all of the science that has gone into devising astrological charts is no good. The Earth wobbles and the wobbling caused the planet to shift itself around…
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Without the life giving light and radiation from our Sun there is a good possibility that none of you would be reading this story. Yes, all of us, if we were alive would now be living near a thermal vent…
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You’ve heard the old saying, “If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute and it will change.” Changing weather is so common it’s used as a metaphor. “His temperament changes like the weather.” So why is everyone worried about…
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Earth may be doomed to a sixth major extinction event and Mankind is significantly at risk of going the way of the dinosaurs. So claim a team of worried scientists whose findings are published in the journal Nature. The lead…
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