Puerto Rico is a tropical island located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. With this in mind, Puerto Rico is frequently hit… ( Read More )
What is Texas Doing About Climate Change?
Texas has been experiencing extreme weather events more and more in recent years. For instance, record-breaking heat waves reached three digits in the Lone Star… ( Read More )
Does Atlanta Get Hurricanes?
Hurricanes start out from storms that brew in the bodies of water that surround the United States to the east, west, and south. When they… ( Read More )
How Tall are the Levees in New Orleans?
New Orleans has problems with subsidence, or sinking, and flooding, thanks to its location. The city began as a French colony that lies between two… ( Read More )
Does Nebraska Get Tornadoes?
Tornadoes can occur any time of year across the country, but the following guidelines can help you prepare for the worst. Most importantly, if you are… ( Read More )
States Canadian Fires Affect
If you’re like me and live in the Midwest or a state that borders our neighbors to the north, chances are last summer you were… ( Read More )
What is Alaska Known For?
Alaska is on everyone’s bucket list for various reasons. Located at the northwesternmost part of North America, “The Last Frontier” offers towering snow-covered mountains, active… ( Read More )
Has a Hurricane Ever Hit New York?
In the warm ocean waters that lie beyond the country’s coasts, storms brew—literally. Warm waters and a slew of other environmental conditions, such as moist… ( Read More )
What is the Hippie Movement?
Photo credit: WALLY MCNAMEE_CORBIS_GETTY IMAGES Born in the early 70’s to hippie parents, I have learned a thing or two about hippies and the hippie… ( Read More )
Does Alaska Have Wildfires?
Wildfires are a natural part of ecosystems. In the cycle of life, wildfires are harbingers of destruction but also ushers of new growth. In the… ( Read More )