April 25, 2010 / disasters
Lake Toba is in the middle of Northern Sumatra. It lies about two hundred miles from the epicenter of the magnitude 9.3 earthquake that devastated Asia in late December 2004, as its tsunami swept acro
April 24, 2010 / Earth
Forget expensive machinery, the best way to purify water could be hiding in a cactus. It turns out that an extract from the prickly pear cactus is effective at removing sediment and bacteria from dirt
April 22, 2010 / ice age
The research finds that low solar activity promotes the formation of giant kinks in the jet stream. These kinks can block warm westerly winds from reaching Europe, while allowing in winds from Arctic
April 21, 2010 / energy
Solar panel installation was once thought a high-tech home improvement that was more futuristic than realistic. The savings you could make on your utilities bills probably wouldn’t have been enough
April 20, 2010 / disasters
In just one day, volcanic ash spewing forth from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull has brought airports to a halt all across Europe. The last time this volcano blew, it was deadly, emitting large quantitie
April 18, 2010 / energy
Decades of tree and biomass research jointly conducted by Florida Statue University and Shell Energy have resulted in the planting of the largest single “Energy Crop Plantation” in the entire Unit
April 14, 2010 / global warming
In June 1783, lava and gases began pouring from the Laki fissure in Iceland in one of the biggest and most devastating eruptions in history. Poisonous gases and starvation killed a quarter of Iceland'
April 12, 2010 / global warming
When some of the spectacular calving of ice shelves in Antarctica goes down to global warming, someone can ask a question why don't we see same process in Greenland which is even much warmer than Eart
April 11, 2010 / space
Three years ago, in 2007, the comet named Hoimes (17P) exploded with a blast that can be compared to a small nuclear bomb. It wouldn’t be so weird and mysterious if that eruption didn’t come from
April 9, 2010 / energy
Alternative energy sources have many uses in society today. Many of them are also referred to as “green energy,” signifying environmentally friendly energy sources. Today, there has been a trend t
April 6, 2010 / global warming
As the issue of global warming becomes more publicized, many individuals wonder what they can do. Although you may not see the drastic affects of global warming firsthand, it is important to remembe
