Recent content by Michel Verheughe

This is not an easy question because I don't know of anyone saying that there is an increase in the threat of tropical storms in recent years. If anything, I would say, rather the opposite. Here is why: We observe an increase of perhaps one degree Celsius as the average global temperature at...

I own and fly a homebuilt Kitfox aircraft in Norway and, during the winter, I pre-warm the engine with an electrical heater, prior to start up. But if I fly to a mountain airfield and spend the night there, chances are I won't get electricity. How can I warm up my little 85 HP air-cooled Jabiru...

Having sailed for nearly half a century, I have read a lot about safety at sea. Here is what I learned: If the lightning is to strike the sea within a radius roughly equal to the height of your mast, it will hit it; else, it won't. This would then also be valid for a tree. I suppose the pond...

Without clouds, life on earth would hardly be what we know. First, during the summer, the clouds work as an albedo to reduce the sun's radiation. During the winter, they work as a blanket, slowing down the radiation of the surface's heat into space, at night. Without clouds, we wouldn't have...

Without clouds, life on earth would hardly be what we know. First, during the summer, the clouds work as an albedo to reduce the sun's radiation. During the winter, they work as a blanket, slowing down the radiation of the surface's heat into space, at night. Without clouds, we wouldn't have...

Maytoi, I only answer this because you put yourself as my friend and therefore it comes in my mailbox. I usually only keep to the scientific sections of Y!A. Anyway, Creationism is about validating the Bible. Period. It would be pointless to reason it. Consider this: How did the Genesis come...