A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 74 miles per hour (65 knots) or greater in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the eastern North Pacific Ocean. Hurricane-like storms are called by different names in the different regions of the world. For exampl...
Halfway through the solar system in the far reaches of space lies a monster of a planet named Jupiter. "Its name is derived from the Greek king of the Gods, the ruler of Olympus, and the patron of the Roman State (1)." Jupiter is the fourth brightest object in the sky and has been known since preh...
The hurricane season in the Atlantic and Caribbean is expected to start earlier and last longer. ... Another major effect of global warming is the rising of seas. ... According to theory, global warming could cause thermal expansion of the ocean waters, which in turn would cause sea levels to rise. Thermal expansion is expected to account for as much as half of the increase in sea level over the next century. ... An executive summary of a United Stations survey published in 1990 concluded that if worldwide "business as usual" continues, the resulting global temperature increased would prod...
The hurricane season in the Atlantic and Caribbean is expected to start earlier and last longer. ... Another major effect of global warming is the rising of seas. ... According to theory, global warming could cause thermal expansion of the ocean waters, which in turn would cause sea levels to rise. Thermal expansion is expected to account for as much as half of the increase in sea level over the next century. ... An executive summary of a United Stations survey published in 1990 concluded that if worldwide "business as usual" continues, the resulting global temperature increased would prod...
Plate Tectonics In the early 1960s, the emergence of the theory of plate tectonics started a revolution in the earth sciences. Since then, scientists have verified and refined this theory, and now have a much better understanding of how our planet has been shaped by plate-tectonic processes. We now know that, directly or indirectly, plate tectonics influences nearly all geologic processes, past and present. Indeed, the notion that the entire Earth's surface is continually shifting has profoundly changed the way we view our world. People benefit from, and are at the mer...
