WHEN a car is well maintained, it can provide safe transportation.
But that vehicle when abused and neglected can be dangerous. In some
respects, the same may be said of planet Earth.
In the opinion of a number of scientists, human-induced changes in
contributing to more frequent and more severe natural disasters. And the
change in Science magazine.
So that we can better grasp how human activity might be affecting the
frequency and severity of natural disasters, we need to understand a
little about the underlying natural phenomena. For example, what causes
severe storms, such as hurricanes, to form?
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