A Kid’s Guide to El Niño

A Kid’s Guide to El Niño

  Written and compiled by Fred Jaicks   In the Pacific Ocean near the equator, a temporary change sometimes happens in the temperature of the water at the surface of the ocean. When these waters warm up, the change often leads to a worldwide change in climate....
A Kid’s Guide to El Niño

Get the Most Out of Your Backyard Patio

  Written and compiled by Fred Jaicks. The Sun: Introduction The sun is a star at the center of the solar system around which all local planets orbit. It is made mainly of the gasses hydrogen and helium, with hydrogen taking up about 70% of its mass and helium 28%. A...
A Kid’s Guide to El Niño

A Kid’s Guide to Sunburns

  Written and compiled by Fred Jaicks. The Sun: Introduction The sun is a star at the center of the solar system around which all local planets orbit. It is made mainly of the gasses hydrogen and helium, with hydrogen taking up about 70% of its mass and helium 28%. A...
A Kid’s Guide to El Niño

Chasing the Storm: Weather Photography

  Written and compiled by Fred Jaicks.   The changing patterns of weather elements are great subjects for photography because they reveal the splendor of nature in a most unpredictable way. Extreme weather conditions provide the best settings for weather photography,...
A Kid’s Guide to El Niño

Celebrate The Seasons

Fred Jaicks on Google+ Written and compiled by Fred Jaicks. Every calendar year, the earth experiences four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. In most regions of the world, each season is accompanied by significant weather patterns. For example, the...