Earth Science

Tsunami means ‘harbour wave’ in Japanese and is the term used to describe the huge, powerful waves which occur in large bodies of water. Tsunamis are caused by several natural events, all catastrophic in proportion and all causing energies to…
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Spring is the season of renewal and rebirth. There are so many activities taking place. As the sun begins to shine, the day time gets lengthened and the temperatures begin to rise. There is a whole new life cycle beginning…
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Human-moderated climate change is true, but what’s the way forward? It’s hard to imagine that anyone doubts human-moderated climate change is a reality.  Despite attacks by ‘skeptics’ (in quotations because a skeptic is usually considered to be someone who looks…
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Forget about that ground hog seeing his shadow, there are far more reliable signs in the Northern Hemisphere that spring has finally arrived. A few if the signs are listed here in the order of sighting. The gaggle sound and…
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On all planets with an atmosphere, but especially the Earth (our usual point of reference), the stratopause is the boundary between the stratosphere and the mesosphere. In our atmosphere, slightly over 30 miles (50 km) above the surface, where the…
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There has been much media interest in recent times over the melting of the polar icecaps, both Arctic and Antarctic, and this has raised questions in many people’s minds as to what is really happening to our planet – so what…
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Global warming and global cooling are actually two types of climate change. The confusion arises when people confuse weather, which is a specific event, occurring at a specific place and during a specific time with climate. Climate is the activity…
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Winter is one of  the most waited for seasons in a year. Beautiful icy patterns on your windows are such an art made by nature, and can only be seen in winter. Snow boarding, ice skating, winter is just a perfect time…
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In recent years, new technologies are increasingly entering the drawing up of equipment and equipment for survival in extreme conditions. For people interested in long trips and adventures in the wild, there are offered a huge range of specialist information,…
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Discussions of tidal waves, seismic waves and tsunamis can be confusing when all three are referred to as the same thing. There are differences between tidal waves and tsunamis that will help to understand the ways in which they are…
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