by Wessel Wessels | Mar 31, 2020 | General
Defining Acid Rain - What It Is And Its Impact On The Environment Defining Acid Rain - What It Is And Its Impact On The Environment Pollutants like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides can reach dangerously high levels in the atmosphere. Combined with water droplets and...
by Wessel Wessels | Mar 20, 2020 | General
Defining Microclimates - What They Are And How They Form Defining Microclimates – What They Are And How They Form One often experiences a noticeable change in weather conditions after entering a forest during a hike or driving into a large city from the countryside....
by Wessel Wessels | Mar 12, 2020 | General
Defining The Ozone Layer And The Effects Of Ozone Layer Depletion Defining The Ozone Layer And The Effects Of Ozone Layer Depletion Readers growing up in the late 20th Century may remember the term “Hole In The Ozone Layer.” It refers to a process called ozone layer...
by Wessel Wessels | Mar 7, 2020 | General
Nacreous Clouds Explained – What They Are And How They Develop Nacreous Clouds Explained – What They Are And How They Develop An observer once commented, “Once seen, they are never forgotten.” He was referring to a rare weather phenomenon called Nacreous...
by Wessel Wessels | Mar 1, 2020 | General
Defining Crepuscular Rays - What They Are And How They Form Defining Crepuscular Rays - What They Are And How They Form Occasionally, under specific conditions, different shades of sunlight, or “sunbeams,” that penetrate the clouds during sunset create a...
by Wessel Wessels | Feb 24, 2020 | General
All the ice in the world’s glaciers combined accounts for up to around seventy percent of the world’s total fresh water. Continental glaciers alone contain up to ninety-nine percent of this glacier ice.A continental glacier is defined as a vast, expansive...
