Maybe you know floods droughts earthquakes sandstorms and so on. But have you ever heard of typhoons? Typhoons are some of the worst storms usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July August and September. How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea wate...
By helping scientists understand the traits that set some pines and junipers up to survive droughts, the study could provide insights into how coniferous forests will respond to the pressures of climate change. "Scientists are trying to fo...
portending even greater economic and social disruption when future droughts inevitably occur. The state water project that has made California the garden of the USA is a marvel of engineering, a testament to the foresight of those policymakers who laid the groundwork for what ...
As in my other books,[1] I will create a description of the archetypical dynamic and then look at how and why different cases transpired differently so that one can track current cases relative to the template and put into context what’s happening and what’s likely to happen. In that w...
We have seen that an average drop of just 5 degrees Celsius over thousands of years can cause an ice age; so what will happen if the Earth's average temperature increases a few degrees in just a few hundred years? There is no clear answer. Even short-term weather predictions are never ...
We have seen that an average drop of just 5 degrees Celsius over thousands of years can cause an ice age; so what will happen if the Earth's average temperature increases a few degrees in just a few hundred years? There is no clear answer. Even short-term weather predictions are never ...
Droughts happen. Barns burn down. Thieves prowl. Life happens. But the principle is generally true. Many parents have counted on Proverbs 22:6, which says, “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it” (ESV). Therefore, some are ...
If you are outdoors, find a field or ditch away from items that can fly through the air. Lie down as flat as you can. Do not stay in a car or try to drive away from a tornado. Cars can be flung about by high winds or crushed by debris. ...
So, what has to happen for a wildfire to get so extreme that it spins off tornadoes? Asprofessors who studywildfires and weather, we can offer some insights. How extreme fire conditions form Fires have three basic elements: heat, fuel and oxygen. ...
we see cities being able to create new sustainable economies, ones that enhance qualities of life, create new job opportunities and at the same time protect the planet,” Castro said. “It’s a triple bottom line approach: people, planet and prosperity, and we can make it happen and there...