As for electricity generation, existing technologies that tap river, wind, solar, and geothermal power are likely to be improved and mass-produced, and they will soon be joined by cutting-edge technologies that generate electricity from waves, tides, even locally contained tornadoes! All of these...
Probably not, but there are some pretty common ones that we find over and over in the natural world. Take, for instance, the Fibonacci sequence. It's a series of steadily increasing numbers in which each number (the Fibonacci number) is the sum of the two preceding numbers. (More on ...
What’s worse, arecent reportfrom the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that “drug and device manufacturers are disproportionately located in areas of high risk of natural hazards such as tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other extreme weather events.” So not only...
These aren’t tornadoes because they are disconnected from a cloud formation. They are “a small and typically weak area of spin on the leading edge of a thunderstorm outflow,” according to Weather.com. Why are hurricanes getting stronger? Pixabay Why are hurricanes getting stronger? The numbe...
Inflation has cooled more or less steadily since hitting 9.1% in mid-2022. Still, despite the slowdown in price increases, along with steady economic growth, low unemployment and healthy hiring, polls showmany Americans are dissatisfied with the economy. ...
Natural disasters, such ashurricanes or tornadoes, can cause many animals to be lost unexpectedly. Having a microchip can help rescue professionals find you faster instead of placing your dog in a shelter or foster care. By microchipping your pet, you ensure a higher chance of being reunited ...
Acute risks are typically short term, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, the recent flooding in Kentucky. Those are example of acute. Chronic risks, however, are more long term in nature. Such as high temperature, sea level rise, or drought. So physical risks, either acute or chronic, short ...
A Christmas Special' is one of the worst Christmas specials of all time, right alongside the notorious 'Star Wars Holiday Special.' We’re here to tell you that, yes, technically that might be true, but sometimes there are things in this world that are so bad and so misguided that they...
While some are lost, many survive. Given that entire neighborhoods of conventional houses have been lost to tornadoes, the video proves that manufactured homes are “resilient” as HUD Secretaries Ben Ca...
1969: The most tornadoes ever recorded 1969 holds the inauspicious distinction of being the Christmas with the highest number of tornadoes on record.Twelve tornadoes touched downthat day, killing one person and injuring 17 others. [Pictured: The destructive funnel cloud of a tornado touches ground ...