Usually the Earth’s warmest water can be found in the western Pacific, with the east-to-west trade winds pushing the warm water toward Indonesia. Every so often, however, the trade winds weaken and the warm water ends up sloshing eastward against …[Continue]
Volcanos
Some topics seem to encourage more Internet creativity than others, and volcanos is one of those topics. I found Java applications that illustrate the parts of a volcano, and even let you design your own volcano and watch it erupt. …[Continue]
Under the Sea
“Under the sea, under the sea, we got no troubles, life is the bubbles, under the sea” sang Sebastian to Ariel in “Little Mermaid”. If you have kids of a certain young age, these words will be enough to start …[Continue]
Dinosaurs
I’ve figured out why dinosaurs are so popular with kids. Parents love them. We never have to clean their dirty cages, we never have to look for them under the sofa, and we never have to feed the stray ones …[Continue]
