Thunderstorm: Formation, Types and Effects

Thunderstorm: Formation, Types and Effects

A thunderstorm is basically a storm characterized by lightning and thunder. Also known as electrical storms, lightning storms, or thundershowers, thunderstorms are caused by an updraft that occurs when warm, moist air rises up into the atmosphere. Then, the updraft forms a cumulus cloud, which eventually becomes the thunderstorm cloud. Thunderstorms are normally accompanied by…

Tropical Grassland (Savanna Biome): Climate, Precipitation, Location, Plants,

Tropical Grassland (Savanna Biome): Climate, Precipitation, Location, Plants,

In the prehistoric times, forests dominated the surface of the earth However, human activities such as farming and deforestation led to the proliferation of grasslands biomes. The proliferation of grassland biomes is evident by the fact they are found in pretty much every continent except Antarctica. It’s estimated that grasslands biomes cover more than 20% of…

Causes, Effects and Types of Erosion (Water, Wind, Glacier)

Causes, Effects and Types of Erosion (Water, Wind, Glacier)

When you stand at a vantage point of space, you’ll be treated to an array of breathtaking landforms. However, these beautiful pieces of nature can only qualify as landforms if nature created them. This means human-made dams, vehicles, and buildings cannot be called landforms. Mountains, hills, plains, plateaus, beaches, sea stacks and canyons all qualify…

20+ Solid Reasons to Stop Deforestation That You Need to Know Today

20+ Solid Reasons to Stop Deforestation That You Need to Know Today

Deforestation persists to be one of the biggest environmental challenges in the world. More and more forests are cleared to create room for farming and the extraction of timber among other raw materials. In many parts of the world, the original forest cover areas have been reduced by more than 20% and some areas have…

What are Rainforests, Importance of Rainforests and Reasons For Their Loss and Destruction

What are Rainforests, Importance of Rainforests and Reasons For Their Loss and Destruction

Rainforests are the forests characterized with tall trees, relatively warm climates and a great degree of rain on an annual basis. Most rainforests have an annual rainfall in the ranges of 250 to 450 centimeters (98 to 177 inches). In ecological explanation, rainforests are defined as “multi-storied closed, broad leaved forest vegetation with a continuous…

What is a Habitat and Reasons For Habitat Loss and Destruction?

What is a Habitat and Reasons For Habitat Loss and Destruction?

A habitat is a “home ground” or an environment in which an organism or group of species normally lives or occurs. In this sense, a habitat is any particular place that supports animal or plant life. From the habitat is where plants or animals get their survival essentialities such as water, food, shelter, and breeding…

What is a Flood and What Causes Flooding?

What is a Flood and What Causes Flooding?

Floods are natural occurrences where an area or land that is normally dry abruptly becomes submerged in water. In simple terms, flood can be defined as an overflow of large quantities of water onto a normally dry land. Flooding happens in many ways due to overflow of streams, rivers, lakes or oceans or as a…

Causes and Effects of Soil Erosion

Causes and Effects of Soil Erosion

Soil erosion is a process that involves the wearing away of the topsoil. The process involves the loosening of the soil particles, blowing or washing away of the soil particles, and either ends up in the valley and faraway lands or washed away to the oceans by rivers and streams. Soil erosion is a natural…

Devastating Effects of Deforestation

Devastating Effects of Deforestation

The act of deforestation has impacted on the world in terms of depreciating the natural environment and wildlife. It has also impacted on humans on the account of changes in environmental support processes such as weather conditions. For more than a century, the number of trees on the surface of the earth has plummeted, resulting…