Three books on water and its importance in human life and civilization have been published within a few months of each other. In a combined review, the three books are described and compared. Each approaches the subject in different ways, and each offers a contribution to our understanding of this important, and often neglected, source of life and wealth.
Words: 665 Downloads: 0 Category: Environmental By: George BearThis article explains why an earthquake can´t be predicted as easily as a hurricane or a tornado. It describes the probability modeling that scientists presently use. It also describes some ways the research is being refined and improved and other avenues that are being explored in the hopes of better predictions.
Words: 487 Downloads: 1 Category: Environmental By: J. E. CarpenterThe more we understand about this dynamic planet of ours, the better we can learn how our actions affect it in both the short term and the long term. This article explains how important nutrients, like water and carbon, travel on and through the Earth.
Words: 721 Downloads: 0 Category: Environmental By: Salem WashingtonThe population sizes of all living things, whether they are trees or whales, are governed by natural limits. There are only so many rabbits a forest can sustain before food and other resources run out. This article explains what controls populations in the wild, and how those controls can apply to humans as well.
Words: 656 Downloads: 0 Category: Environmental By: Salem WashingtonOur planet is packed with an amazing array of life. It can be easy to take it all for granted and not worry if polar bears or honey bees are dying off. However, an understanding of biodiversity will help drive home the point that all of life on Earth is interdependent. This article discusses the importance of biodiversity.
Words: 603 Downloads: 0 Category: Environmental By: Salem WashingtonThe sun is the largest object in our solar system, and it generates the energy that sustains life on Earth. The sun consists of several layers, including the core, the photosphere, the chromosphere, and the corona. Nuclear reactions in the sun´s core disperse through these layers before reaching Earth.
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