Expert skiers and snowboarders crave the challenges of pristine terrain and untouched powder. Extreme snowmobilers challenge the steepest virgin slopes. Skilled climbers seek the unscaled heights. What all these people have in common is that the best places to practice…
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Did you know that there are almost one thousand earthquakes occurring in only one day? The movements, which are often the result of the natural shaking of the Earth’s surface, can go undetected. However, eruptions can also be so violent…
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I really wanted a cup of coffee and a hot bath but had no way to get them after Katrina left us without power for three days in late August 2005, even though the cyclone had dropped down to tropical-storm…
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Obsidian is a volcanic glass. It forms when lava that contains large amounts of silica cools without forming crystals. This generally happens when a volcano extrudes lava, rather than deep within the magma chamber. Obsidian is usually black, but can…
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Being Colorado native I’ve seen a couple of avalanches. I’ve never experienced one personally, though. It is quite an awesome experience to watch an avalanche, as long as you are far away. When a huge snow mass comes down a…
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Each year there are more than 1.5 million earthquakes. The majority are small, going unnoticed by humans. Some cause minimal damage, while others are powerful enough to devastate and completely destroy large areas. They cause not only property damage but…
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The earth’s continents and seas are carried on underground oceans of extremely hot and semi-solid materials by tectonic plates. These plates are actually huge slabs of rock 50-650 feet (15-200 km) thick. Cracks in these plates are called fault lines….
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For a supposedly “peaceful” ocean, the Pacific Rim harbors some of the world’s busiest geological features, including volcanoes and earthquakes. Also known as the “Ring of Fire,” the geological features of this region around the Pacific Ocean give scientists insights…
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An anemometer is an instrument that is used to determine the speed and direction of the wind. It is often used at airports or at weather stations. To create one yourself is realistically possible once the materials are gathered together. The…
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Did you know that you can create a battery using just three common things that you can find at home; a lemon, an object made from zinc and an object made from copper? This experiment is very popular in text…
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