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Monday, May 1, 2023
Why Do Tornadoes Occur? Tornadoes can arise from two types of thunderstorms, supercell and non-supercell. Supercell thunderstorms occur when the wind above the ground blows in two different directions and at different speeds - this is known as wind shear. The wind shear creates the tornado which begins by rotating horizontally and then moving... More
Saturday, September 10, 2022
A Brief Overview: Earthquakes The earth is comprised of three layers - the crust, the mantle, and the core. The crust is the outer layer which accounts for 1% of the earth's volume. The earth's crust consists of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks. The inner layer of the earth is known as the mantle,... More
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