| topography | | Topography
forced lifting by the surface of the earth
Air is also lifted by the earth itself. When air encounters a mountain range, for example, air is forced to rise up and over the mountains and if enough lifting occurs, water vapor condenses to... | |
| | | Would you partake in cannibalism? | | I heard a report on the radio news the other day about the Donner Party, who spent the winter at the top of the Sierra Nevada mountains, in what is known today as "Donner Pass". It was an extremely brutal winter and they couldn't go anywhere. There... | |
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| It's finally raining here! | | I can't believe it! I actually don't have to go out and water my yard now. Nature is doing it for me for a change. I was watching the news this afternoon, and the weatherman said that it had been over 2 months since we had had any rain in my area (I... | |
| | | NASA Technology Helps Fight California Wildfires!!! | | NASA Technology Helps Fight California Wildfires
Fires near Big Sur, Calif.Fires near Big Sur, Calif. Satellite image combines natural-color landscape portrayal with thermal infrared data. Active burning areas are shown in red, and dark area in... | |
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