Bushfires have long been part of the Australian landscape but some of the worst will always stay in our minds. The most devastating fires are usually preceded by record-high temperatures, low relative humidity and strong winds, which create ideal conditions for the rapid spread of fire. Though much of Australia has come out of severe…
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What You Should Know About Tsunamis
In recent years we have often heard about tsunamis in the media, especially after what happened in the Indian Ocean in 2004, and more recently in Japan in 2011, with the tsunami that also caused the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Generally speaking, we know that tsunamis are caused by sea earthquakes. But…
6 Facts About Volcanoes
Volcanoes are cracks in the earth’s crust where magma can flow to the surface and turn into lava. A volcano is essentially an outlet for magma. Volcanology is the study of volcanoes. Volcanologists are scientists who study volcanoes. They must learn chemistry, geology, physics, and earth sciences at school. They study volcanoes and how…