Tag Archives: Physical geography

Antarctic Ice Sheet: Breakdown leads to Rising Sea Levels

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The West Antarctic ice sheet has started to buckle under pressure. And this phenomenon may result in a 15 feet rise in sea levels. Furthermore, it is an invincible process that will continue without...

Mount Everest Climbing Season ends after deadly avalanche

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Each year people flock to Nepal in an effort to climb Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. A recent avalanche at the mountain took a terrible toll killing 16 people. Out of the people who...

Missing Jet Black Box Search Heads To Ocean Floor

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On day 38 of the search for the missing Malaysian Boeing 777-200, Australian authorities are now taking their efforts as far underwater as possible. That is, using the U.S. Navy’s autonomous...

UK braces for High Air Pollution Today Caused by Sahara Sand

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Today is not a great day for a jog in parts of the UK. Air pollution is hitting maximum levels in several parts of the country. The pollution is caused by mix of Sahara dust and local and mainland...

Longer jet streams are causing storms to last longer

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Are you familiar with jet streams? These long and fast-moving winds usually flow 30,000 feet up in the air and can be thousands of miles long. Jet streams influence global weather conditions and...

With Climate Change, What’s Better For The Farm Is Better For The Planet

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Climate change is no longer a doomsday theory about our distant future – it’s here.  Farmers around the world are already dealing with more variable climates and dramatic weather events, like...

California Drought Sets State Officials on High Alert

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If things proceed at the current rate, within two to three months, the state of California may be a parched land. A drought which has wreaked havoc in the territory may be the worst weather condition...

Delray Beach Flooding Results in Two Casualties

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Abandoned vehicles and waist high floods were the order of the day in Florida. Even the lives of people were put in danger due to the massive deluge of water that came pouring down from the heavens....