Vine growers will always have one important factor to consider when planning to produce wine, the critical element of climate. Climate plays a crucial role in distinguishing the distribution, phenology, fruit quality, disease, pest incidence, and overall productivity of fruit-bearing plants of perennial fruit vines such as grapes. Climatic factors such as … Read more
Saying that rainbows are beautiful natural phenomena is an understatement. No matter how many times we’ve seen them, they still never fail to amaze us every time they appear. Rainbows are something special, not just because of sentimental reasons. They are optical illusions similar to a mirage – when the light rays … Read more
Nature never ceases to amaze us. There is always something to rake up your curiosity. It is a wonder how so many natural phenomena are still unexplained even after centuries of scientific research. There is always something in nature that is wonderful to look at but so complex that it’s stupefying. Here, … Read more
The Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center, better known as Mount Weather, is a military underground bunker and missile silo launch facility located in the state of Virginia, United States. It is also one of the Continuity of Government (COG) safety sites in the US, although its exact COG functions are still strictly … Read more
When somebody tells you, it’s raining cats and dogs, of course it does not mean cats and dogs are literally falling from the sky. You don’t have to panic. It just basically means it’s raining very hard (you might step on a poodle!). Though raining cats and dogs is an odd thing … Read more