Throughout the long history of the Earth, the planet has been struck a number of times by rogue asteroids. I will briefly discuss the effect that such an event could have on the Earth's climate, atmosphere and temperature. A number of problems could arise from such an event, many of which coul...

Global warming, the increase in our earth's surface temperature, is often confused with the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is what makes our planet suitable for life as we know it. It is a natural process that causes gases in the atmosphere to trap energy from the sun. This causes a r...

Humankind is conducting an ongoing experiment to see what will happen to our health and to the well being of the planet when changes in the earth's climate are made. This experiment is called global warming. Global warming is allegedly changing the world as we know it. The concern of global warm...