Want to find a meteorite? Expert Geoff Notkin tells us how!
Scott Sutherland
mercredi, 27 mars 2019 à 21:00 - If you want the excitement of finding a meteorite, this expert guide will help you know where and how to look!
Meteorites are rare and wondrous, and finding one is an amazing experience, but how does one go about locating these elusive treasures? Meteorite hunter Geoff Notkin tells us how!
QUICK FACTS:
This is known as a
meteorite fall and the area where the meteorites end up is called a
strewn field
tektites
All meteorites have a few distinctive features (some obvious, some subtle) that set them apart from Earth rocks
Animals are thriving in human-evacuated areas of Fukushima
Cheryl Santa Maria
mardi, 7 janvier 2020 à 16:30 - The study found a surpisingly high number of animals living in human-evacuated areas.
Wildlife is flourishing in areas of Fukushima, Japan, nearly 10 years after an earthquake triggered a tsunami that overwhelmed the Daiichi nuclear plant, leading to nuclear meltdowns, explosions, and the release of radioactive contamination.
The new, camera-led study on wildlife in Fukushima was conducted by researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA). Scientists captured 267,000 wildlife photos and recorded more than 20 species, including wild boar, Japanese hare, macaques, pheasant, and fox, in various areas of Fukushima void of human life.
Climate Change putting a big dent in global coffee production
Mario Picazo
mardi, 16 juillet 2019 à 13:10 - Rising global temperatures are having a serious effect on some of the world s traditional sources of coffee.
Climate Change is affecting coffee production around the world, and one of the most affected countries is Colombia.
The South American nation, a leading exporter of prime Arabica coffee, has lost close to 40,000 hectares of coffee plantation land in the last 18 months, representing more than four per cent of the country s total acreage used for coffee cultivation. According to Colombia s National Federation of Coffee Growers (Fedecafé), since the 1990s the amount of land used for coffee cultivation has shrunk by 20 per cent, and the decline is likely to accelerate in the coming years.
Australia s wildfires are now generating their own weather
Digital Writers
mardi, 31 décembre 2019 à 16:18 - The massive fires are generating pyrocumulonimbus clouds, which can start more wildfires on their own.
Australia s enormous and widespread bushfires have now reached the point where they are generating their own weather, creating a feedback loop that will make the already dire situation worse.
That s according to the Bureau of Meteorology office for the state of Victoria, which says it s observed pyrocumulonimbus clouds above eastern parts of the state.
The mechanism by which these clouds form isn t completely understood, but to observers, the clouds will appear very similar to the kind of clouds known to produce thunderstorms.