My report is going to be all about snow. Stellar crystals, capped columns, and ice needles are all types of snowflakes. All snowflakes are six sided crystals. Also no two snowflakes are the same. Usually only alto or cirrus clouds contain snow. Or if hot air and cold air combine it may cause a h...
In the frozen heart of the last ice age, 18,000 years ago, the temperature was only about nine degrees Fahrenheit colder then today. ... In the United States, billions of dollars have been spent to replace send eroded from beaches, and to help owners of beach front homes rebuild after storm damage. ...
I watch the weather reports a bit closer now. Others laugh when they find out I have bottled water and canned food stacked in my pantry. I have flashlights and candles in a waterproof box high upon a shelf. I have very few real plants and a pet that requires very little water. Others laugh at me. I ...
Dust storms in deserts and smoke from forest and grass fires contribute to air pollution. ... Also, a certain element from automobile emissions in the United States has been observed in places as far away as the Greenland ice sheet. ... If this continues, it could melt the polar ice caps, raise the sea level, and flood the coastal areas of the world. ... "In time, this could cause a lowering of the Earth's surface temperature and may cause a new ice age (Tesar 92)." ...
Several current trends clearly demonstrate that global warming is directly impacting on rising sea levels, the melting of ice caps and significant worldwide climate changes. ... Sustaining drinking water supplies, wastewater treatment, and storm-water management will require higher expenditures on infrastructure (Smith, Smith 2011). ...
The early Greeks considered "air" to be one of four elementary substances; along with earth, fire, and water, air was viewed as a fundamental component of the universe. By the early 1800s, however, scientists such as John Dalton recognized that the atmosphere was in fact composed of several chemical...
