Did you know that the Earth’s crust is thinner under the oceans than it is on the continents?
Did you know that a significant
portion of sea
level rise is due to the expansion of sea water due to increasing
temperature?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
Loess
xLoess : An aeolian sediment formed by the accumulation of wind-blown silt and lesser and variable amounts of sand and clay that are loosely cemented by calcium carbonate. Loess is usually homogeneous, highly porous, and is traversed by vertical capillaries t
Scientists can now study climate change in far more detail with powerful new computer software released by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo. The Community Earth System...Read more