Summer is Fast Approaching!
With the summer months approaching us faster than we think, most people want to head to the beach or at least somewhere they can cool down. Many people are much busier during the summer months: people...
View ArticleGotta Do That Rain Dance
Everyone likes the sunshine, but wouldn’t you like to see some rain once in a while? The United States is experiencing one of the worst droughts in history. This drought is considered to be so bad that...
View ArticleWacky Weather Words Are Quite Serious
Derecho sounds like something you would eat with chips and guacamole at a Mexican restaurant. Mammatus sounds like a distant cousin of a walrus or a hippo. And haboob sounds like something I shouldn’t...
View ArticleFlying High In the Sky… But In A Hurricane??
The newest aviation technologies are really helping scientists across a wide variety of fields complete research that otherwise could not be done. Whether it’s in space or just in the upper atmosphere,...
View ArticleSummer of the Mosquito: Part 2
A female Culex Pipiens, the main vector for West Nile Virus, taking a bloodmeal from a unsuspecting host. I remember the first West Nile outbreak in the United States, in 1999. I lived in the New York...
View ArticleHow to Recover From a Natural Disaster
By Guest Contributor: Jean Linder Natural disasters are among the most traumatic and frightening events human beings face: unpredictable, often inscrutable, and bearing down upon their victims the full...
View ArticleWater Condensers: Technology to Save the Planet?
By: Guest Contributor, Linda Bailey Condensation is a natural occurrence of water forming due to temperature variations essentially pulling the water out of the atmosphere. The more humid an area is,...
View ArticleFast and Frugal Tips for Greener Living This Winter
By: Emily Harper, Guest Contributor Compared to winter, it is easier to live green during any other time of the year. With all the extra need for heat, winter becomes a period when more energy is...
View Article16 Penny-wise Ways to a Weather-proof Home
By: Guest Contributor, Patricia Evans With the horrendous weather condition in the United States, your house may be suffering from horrible leaks, faulty gutters, and even broken windows or doors....
View Article5 Hot Tips to Keep You Warm this Winter
From: ENERGY STAR Keeping your home warm has a big energy impact—taking up the biggest portion of your annual utility bill. Energy used in the average home results in 24,100pounds of CO2 emissions...
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