Author: Rich AlbertsonThe Carbon Cycle is the name given by modern science to Nature's system for controlling the internal operations of its four major subdivisions (called compartments) and also how the compartments operate as a group. These compartments are named: Hydrosphere – The oceans and everything in them Geosphere – The earth's crust to about a foot in depth (extent of atmosphere's penetration) Biosphere –...more
Author: Andre KirklandWelcome to Super Hot Toys!hottest toysSuper Hot Toys was created to give you the edge in finding those overpriced cool new products that are sold out in the retail shops but still sold on Amazon.So as an example, lets us the hottest new toy, the ZhuZhu hamster pet toy. Amazon sells these, when Amazon becomes out of stock of the ZhuZhu pet, Amazon will show the third party seller buy links with their higher priced Zhu Zhu...more
Author: Rich AlbertsonWe may need two fixes. One for the short term, an indispensable step, and the other for the long term, also indispensable but it might not look like it to many of us. First, the short term fix because, if we don't fix this part of climate change there's good reason to doubt we will be here long enough to need the long term fix. The extra CO2 we have sent up into the atmosphere will not be going elsewhere for thousands of years. That means the CO2 we have added to the atmosphere will stay right where it is, continuing to reflect heat back toward the planet, thereby insuring the already established trend of increasing heat will continue its growth, melting the glaciers and polar caps and causing all of the various aspects of weather to become increasingly extreme. In short, earth's environment approaches outright hostility to human life. Since there is no natural mechanism in nature that could move the extra CO2 from the atmosphere to somewhere else, at least before it gets too hot for us to live here, we will need to do this work ourselves. There are technologists already at work developing devices called “scrubbers” which can remove CO2 from...more
Author: Rich AlbertsonWhat follows probably shouldn't be called a “factoid.” Factual events are involved, but the analysis of their significance as a cause of climate change, that part is my opinion. That said, what events conspired to make climate change happen? Were we simply ignorant of the science involved? I'm afraid not, the...more
Author: Rich AlbertsonThat terrible, soul shattering sound that sometimes comes from the speakers of a sound system when the equipment is being set up, is called “feedback.” It happens when the speakers and the microphone get too close to one another, allowing sound from the speakers to reenter the system through the microphone and then get...more
Author: Rich AlbertsonIf it's coming, everyone wants to know when. “It” couldn't mean climate change itself, because that's been here and growing for nearly five decades now. I think “it” must mean some sort of plateau in the development of climate change where everything starts to go to “hell in a handbasket.” Whatever it means, no one really knows the answer because this is our first stroll down this surreal path but, some educated guesswork might just provide some useful insight. The “It” thing seems like it has a lot to do with how we have organized ourselves into a society. I say that because the interwoven connections of a globalized economy and culture makes it more susceptible to disruption from extreme weather events. An extreme weather event might wreak devastating damage wherever it strikes, but that damage will probably prove minor when compared to what's going to happen when the people in areas getting repeatedly hammered by extreme weather events, give up their last bit of hope that climate change can be stopped and begin to migrate to other parts of the country, by the millions. The place they leave will cease to function for...more
Author: Rj Levan Growing up in the country, my childhood house was built on 2-3 acres of land. There was plenty of room to move around (and way too much grass to mow!). The problem: the more space you have to utilize, the more junk you accumulate....more
Manali - Glorious with achromatic mountains Fortunate with snowy mountains, conifer grooves, river and lakes, Manali presents the aesthetical exemplar of Mother Nature. It is situated at an height of 6260 feet above the sea raze and is one of the...more
If you are on your way to confirm your flight tickets to Phuket, you could do with some education about this famous Asian island. Remember, it is a Thai-speaking nation and being a Westerner, you should be apt enough to get your way with the locals....more
Over the years, Phuket has transformed into a unique tourism destination in the whole of Asia. Every year thousands of Europeans and Westerns migrate to this island city for a long vacation. This famous Thai island makes up for an economical way to...more
The wizardly valleys of Kullu and Manali epitomise nature at its soul. The towering Chain elevation wrapped in the shimmering achromatic snows of season, the scenic slopes, straggling spans of valleys with chaotic flowers, river gushing along,...more
Phuket is a one stop destination for all the beaching activities you would have ever dreamt of, and that too at best prices in the world. Being one of the most famous islands in Thailand, Phuket is an all- time- favorite tourism hub of the country....more