What Are The Key Ingredients For An Avalanche?
Geology / Weather
All that is necessary for an avalanche is a mass of snow and a slope for it to slide down. For example, have you ever noticed the snowpack on a car windshield after a snowfall? While the temperature i continue reading this fact
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Who Named The Cloud Types?
Geology / Weather
Clouds held a particular fascination for a young Englishman named Luke Howard (1773-1864). His father had sent him to grammar school at Burford, a village to the west of London. But Luke was more inte continue reading this fact
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The San Andreas Fault
Geology / Earthquakes
Scientists have learned that the Earth's crust is fractured into a series of 'plates' that have been moving very slowly over the Earth's surface for millions of years. Two of these moving plates meet continue reading this fact
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