Earth Science

Many people are unfamiliar with the terrestrial biome known as the taiga. Taiga is the Russian word for “forest.” This habitat is, in fact, found in the needle-leaf forests of the planet. It is also called the boreal forest. Taigas…
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The taiga biome is the largest biome in the world. It’s located between 50° to 70° northern latitudes just below the Arctic Circle and above the temperate forest. It has temperatures below freezing throughout most of the year. The annual…
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This winter, you just might see winter storm Athena heading your way. You’re not going to get buried in snow any differently, and you’re still going to have to dig out the old-fashioned way. You’ll just get a named winter…
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The Florida Everglades remains one of only three wetland areas designated “globally important” by UNESCO and the Ramsar convention, which aims to protect and preserve wetlands worldwide. Spanning the entire lower third of the Florida peninsula, the Everglades is vast…
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Forests that receive high amounts of annual rainfall and sunlight are described as rainforests. A special emphasis is given to rainforests as they play a vital role in maintaining global weather patterns. Rainforests are also important as the water evaporating…
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The word tundra evokes images of vast expanses of a cold and barren land. In fact, the word tundra comes from the Finnish “tunturia” meaning treeless plain. The tundra is one of the harshest terrestrial biomes, with limited plants and…
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It has been widely reported that cellphone radiation is what is killing our honeybees. Our honeybees in the United States, as well as most of the world, are facing ever increasing mortality from a mostly unknown source. I say mostly…
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Is forest thinning is essential for keeping forests healthy and people safe? If forest thinning were done with caring responsibility, however you must consider the ecology of any the forest, from the canopy to the fallen trees to nutrients on…
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To keep forests healthy and people safe, forests need to be thinned. The reasons are multiple, and the importance is great. Forest thinning is the process of removing dead branches and dead trees, removing smaller trees to all those remaining…
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The thinning of forests is a natural process as much as it is an anthropogenic one. It has been carried out since the emergence of trees and forests as organisms and communities by the effects of wind. Wind plays an…
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