Seasonal rains in the Ethiopian Highlands prompt the annual summer flood of the Nile River, arguably the longest river in the world. For thousands of years the flooding of the Nile river made possible the agriculture that supported the dense human population of the river's lower valley and delt...
Why does the Nile River flood? Why does coastal erosion produce a straightened shoreline? Why does the sea level rise at night? Why is water considered to be abiotic? Why is the sea level rising in the Maldives? Why is the Great Sandy Desert so dry?
The heliacal rising was a fair indicator of when the Nile would flood.The next new Moon, uh, after the heliacal rising of Sirius, which happened in the last month of the calendar year, marked the New Year.And because the ancient Egyptians were using the lunar cycle in combination with thi...
The Aral Sea: Located in Central Asia, the Aral Sea was once the fourth-largest lake in the world. This freshwater feature was the center of a thriving fishing economy for generations, but now the lake is so dried up that it's actually divided into several smaller lakes (some of which ...
He tells Gilgamesh about the plant of immortality. Getting to it, the plant has leaves like razors, cutting him; but Gilgamesh is powerful, pulls it up, and swims back ashore. This does, however, leave him tired enough that he naps before eating the plant. While sleeping, a snake eats ...
Mountain Lake has baffled geologists since the late '90s when the water level dropped significantly. Stephanie Parker Why Does the Lake Continually Empty? For most of the 20th century, the lake looked like a lake. Butbeginning in 2002, the amount of water became visibly lower. ...
Talking Heads (1980):Bringing in horns, funk session players and Brian Eno, Talking Heads crafted their polyrhythmic masterpiece at the dawn of the decade and changed their direction forever. It sounded amazing and ahead of its time in 1980. It still does. ...
Talking Heads (1980):Bringing in horns, funk session players and Brian Eno, Talking Heads crafted their polyrhythmic masterpiece at the dawn of the decade and changed their direction forever. It sounded amazing and ahead of its time in 1980. It still does. ...
Talking Heads (1980):Bringing in horns, funk session players and Brian Eno, Talking Heads crafted their polyrhythmic masterpiece at the dawn of the decade and changed their direction forever. It sounded amazing and ahead of its time in 1980. It still does. ...
Talking Heads (1980):Bringing in horns, funk session players and Brian Eno, Talking Heads crafted their polyrhythmic masterpiece at the dawn of the decade and changed their direction forever. It sounded amazing and ahead of its time in 1980. It still does. ...