Today's interesting fact has to do with the Northern Lights.
The Northern lights or Aurora Borealis is a natural light display that often appears in the Artic and Antarctic
The lights are caused when high speed particles, usually from the sun, hit the magnetic field of the earth.
I mention it today, as there has been a coronal mass ejection (CME) that has hit the Earth, and the effects will be noticed for the next couple days.
This also means that the Northern Lights are likely to be seen as far south as was seen in 2005, the last CME that was similar in size to this present one.
Then, the Aurora Borealis was seen as far south as the Caribbean.
Showing posts with label Caribbean. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Caribbean. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Today’s interesting fact has to do with Kick'em Jenny.
Kick'em Jenny is a submarine volcano located north of Grenada and south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Its summit is thought to be about 180 meters below the surface of the sea.
It is thought to be the only live (likely to erupt) submarine volcano in the Eastern Caribbean and is the most frequently active volcano in the region.
It has errupted 12 times since it was discovered in 1939.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Today's interesting fact has to do with Cotton.
Cotton has been used for garments and ropes thousands of years.
Old World cotton has short strands.
When the Spanish went into the Caribbean they found that the cotton used by the Carib and Arawak Indians had long strands.
Europeans took seeds of the Caribbean cotton and exported it all over the world, where it was crossed with short strand cotten, to create the hybrids of cotton we use today.
Cotton has been used for garments and ropes thousands of years.
Old World cotton has short strands.
When the Spanish went into the Caribbean they found that the cotton used by the Carib and Arawak Indians had long strands.
Europeans took seeds of the Caribbean cotton and exported it all over the world, where it was crossed with short strand cotten, to create the hybrids of cotton we use today.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Today's interesting fact has to do with the Lionfish.
The Lionfish comes from the pacific ocean.
It has sharp spines that contain venom which mean that it has few preditors.
It has become a pest in the Caribbean, where it has no natural enemies.
It seems a few were released from aquariums in the US and are now devistating Caribbean ecologies.
The Lionfish comes from the pacific ocean.
It has sharp spines that contain venom which mean that it has few preditors.
It has become a pest in the Caribbean, where it has no natural enemies.
It seems a few were released from aquariums in the US and are now devistating Caribbean ecologies.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Today's interesting fact has to do with the pygmy sloth of the Caribbean.
These diminutive creatures are much smaller than the land bound version. They were separated from the land about ten thousand years ago and have become a new species very quickly.
Unlike their relatives, these regularly swim and can be found paddling in the ocean, although they don't yet know exactly why.
These diminutive creatures are much smaller than the land bound version. They were separated from the land about ten thousand years ago and have become a new species very quickly.
Unlike their relatives, these regularly swim and can be found paddling in the ocean, although they don't yet know exactly why.
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