Monthly Archive: January 2015

The Anatomy of a Hurricane

Understanding the Fundamentals of Hurricanes – Hurricanes don’t just occur out of the blue, but require specific conditions to exist. These conditions must all be met in order for a hurricane to form. The conditions are: 1. The water temperature…
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Diverse Types of Rna

DNA is often referred to as the “Blueprints of Life”. If we expand on this analogy, it would be quite reasonable to say that RNA is the construction crew. Just like the construction crew for a house would be varied,…
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The Beaufort Wind Scale

The Beaufort Wind Force Scale is a scale of nautical wind force with twelve steps, plus five added solely for use with hurricane-force winds. The original standardised measure was based upon the amount and type of sail a well-conditioned man…
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All about Killer Clouds

Have you ever noticed how something beautiful to be found in nature can be often very dangerous even lethal? The term “killer cloud” is a generic name given to the often stunning Cumulonimbus clouds associated with the devastation and death…
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