Wildfires

Wildfires are also referred to as forest fire, bush fire, vegetation fire or wildland fire. It is a fire in natural areas such as forest or prairie. Wildfire is an uncontrolled fire that spreads quickly in combustible vegetation and consumes thick forests. It causes massive damage to property, wilderness areas, and lives. It burns the habitat of the endangered animals.

Wildfires are prevalent in summers and droughts when fallen leaves and branches accumulate and become flammable. The major natural causes of wildfire are volcanic eruption, lightning, spontaneous combustion and sparks from rockfalls. Wildfires can also occur due to the accumulation of grass, leaves, and twigs in a pile which creates heat that ignites the surrounding area. Human carelessness also leads to wildfires which include campfires, discarding lit cigarettes, arson, fireworks, etc. Read More

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Moon-Earth’s Natural Satellite

Moon is the only known natural satellite of the earth. It is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun. The moon travels around the earth in the orbit elliptically. It orbits around the earth counterclockwise from west to east at 2,300 miles per hour. It is 1/4th the size of the earth. The moon does not have the light of its own. It reflects the light of the sun. The temperature of the moon ranges between 123 degrees C to 233 degree C.The moon is cold and dry as it has no atmosphere. Read More

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Nebulae

The word “Nebula” is derived from the Latin word meaning ‘cloud’. Nebulae are the basic building blocks of the universe. They are huge and diffused clouds of dust and gases such as helium, hydrogen formed by the gravitational collapse of gases in the interstellar medium. In the universe, they are seen as the most beautiful, colorful and glowing objects. Stars inside these nebulae (cloud) make them glow with the swirl of light. Most nebulae are composed of 10% hydrogens, 10% helium and 0.1% elements like carbon, nitrogen, calcium, magnesium, and iron.
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The Virgo Cluster

The Virgo Cluster is the massive and nearest galaxy cluster to our Local Group with approximately 2000 galaxies which are connected by mutual gravity. It is the discovery by Charles Messier. The cluster is named Virgo cluster as it is seen in the direction of the constellation Virgo.It is located at a distance of 5 107 light-years. The cluster is filled with stars and hot gases  many of which are visible with the telescope.  It subtends an arc of approximately 7.5 degrees centered at 53.8±0.3 Mly in the constellation Virgo. It has a diameter of 15 million (approx) light-years. It holds the total mass of approximately 1.2 quadrillion times the mass of the Sun. The giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87 is the largest member of the cluster. Read More

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La Tomatina Festival

La Tomatina is ‘World’s Biggest Food Fight’ festival held in Buñol near Valencia, Spain. The event has become one of the highlights on Spain’s summer festival which is held every year on the last Wednesday in August. It is the 11-day festival. It just started as good, messy fun. It is believed that in 1944 this began as a simple tomato fight between groups of friends in the town’s main square – the Plaza del Pueblo.The festival is in honor of the town’s patron saints, Luis Bertran and the Mare de Deu dels Desemparats. Nearly 20,000 to 40,000 tomato enthusiasts arrive in this huge tomato fight. Read More

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The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book is a collection of classic stories by English author Rudyard Kipling. The initial publications also contain stories by Rudyard’s father, John Lockwood Kipling. “The Jungle Book” was published in 1894.”The Second Jungle Book” was published in 1895. In 1907, Rudyard Kipling received a prestigious Nobel Prize for his work. Read More

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The Labourer and the Nightingale

A labourer heard a nightingale singing in a tree near his home throughout the summer night. He was so pleased that he decided to capture it, so that she could sing for him whenever he wished. When he approached her with a net, the nightingale begged to be spared, saying that caged nightingale never sings. The labourer refused to listen, and caught her and forced her to sing for him. The bird tried to convince him. The man threatens to eat her if she did not sing. The bird promised to tell him three valuable things if he set her free. As soon as the laborer opened the cage, the nightingale flew into a tree and give out the following pieces of wisdom: “Never believe a captive’s promise; keep what you have; and sorrow not over what is lost forever.”

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Tsunami

The word tsunami is a Japanese word which means “Tsu” to the harbor and “NAMI” to wave: “harbor wave”. A tsunami sounds like a freight train. Tsunamis are caused by undersea earthquakes that lead to the displacement of a large volume of a body of water.  These are a series of giant ocean waves that can move thousands of miles across the sea with tremendous force and energy. They have massive destructive power. They can be generated by volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, underwater landslides, large meteorite impacts, etc. They move at speeds between 500 and 800kph and can go up to 10 to 15 m in height. Tsunamis can have wavelengths ranging from 10 to 500 km and wave periods of up to an hour. Read More

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Ice Cream

“I scream; you scream; we all scream for ice cream”. Nothing like ICE CREAM.

Ice cream is a frozen dessert made from milk, cream, sweetener, emulsifier, stabilizer, and flavors. Eggs and coloring are also added to it. Alternative names of ice cream include gelato, frozen yogurt, frozen custard, and sorbet. Ice cream is available in many flavors and packaging. It is a distinctive richness, smooth texture, and high-calorie dessert. The typical ice-cream serving temperature is –16 °C. Federal law instructs that ice cream must contain at least 10% milkfat by weight. Read More

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