INTRODUCTION At the dawn of agriculture, about 8000 B.C., the population of the world was approximately 5 million. Over the 8000-year period up to 1 A.D., it grew to 200 million with a growth rate of under 0.5% per year. A tremendous change occurred with the industrial revolution as the world’s population reached its first billion around 1800 and has…
In the midst of the deadly rush of wind and raging storms signaling an impending tornado, one is compelled to rush indoors to a safe, windowless place well within a building structure to escape the impending danger. Watching the storm unleash devastation, you wonder what could be the cause of Mother Nature flexing her meteorological muscle. About 600 Terra Watts…
