Earth Science

Recent changes in weather patterns have a number of climate scientists saying, “I told you so,” while those who deny global warming have begun to rethink their theories. The summer of 2010 went on record as having four category-4 hurricanes…
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Global warming and its effects on developing countries How is it affecting us? According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) the average global temperature near the Earth’s surface has increased approximately 1.33 degrees Fahrenheit during the one hundred…
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Violent storms that possess particular, identifiable characteristics are sometimes known by specific names. This is true of tornadoes, hurricanes, and Nor’easters. The name Nor’easter denotes a storm originating from strong northeasterly winds. Nor’easters usually develop as a storm system in…
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Something we are all guilty of, whether intentionally or unintentionally…crimes against the Environment. It could be said that Environmental crime began at the time of modern man and the felling of forests, creation of machinery and industrialisation. It seems everything…
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Salinity is a worldwide phenomenon engulfing large chunks of good arable lands while secondary salinization is creeping into fertile lands making production of many crops redundant. Water, the fountain of life, is present in abundance on earth; almost 3/4th of…
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The Southern Oceans are largely unexplored, especially at depth. The Australian CSIRO Marine and Atomspheric Research Unit conducted a survey in 2006-2007 that added greatly to our knowledge of the life that exists 3000 meters below the surface of the…
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Cirrocumulus clouds are of a high altitude, that form around all latitudes of the planet, usually during winter time, at the heights between 5,000 and 12,000 metres. Cirrocumulus clouds usually signify strong convection and include droplets of liquid water that…
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In the late 1980s and 1990s, scientists (and anyone traveling on airplanes) could see brown hazes hanging over many regions, particularly Eurasian megacities with millions of people. These layers of haze contain a wide range of chemical constituents, including carbon-rich…
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Producing your own energy with wind turbines is rewarding in multiple ways.  First it saves the owner money by reducing and sometimes even completely eliminating the electric bill.  Second it helps to reduce pollution that is produced by coal powered…
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I’ve been involved in environment movements all my life. But it was only when I had my first child that I really took the importance of organically grown food to heart. I came late to motherhood – life begins at…
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