WorldO!Water

World O! Water is an annual event hosted by the City of Omaha at Lake Wehrspann, a large man-made lake in a dam retained waterway constructed by the Papilion Missouri NRD. This dam site has evolved into its characteristic biome over the years. AcademyScience.us researches, participates and demonstrates a water themed project every year at this event. This year youth in the science program researched the need for fresh, clean…

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National Preparedness Month

September is recognized as National Preparedness Month (NPM) which serves as a reminder that we all must take action to prepare, now and throughout the year, for the types of emergencies that could affect us where we live, work, and also where we visit. The theme of this special NPM is “Don’t Wait, Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today!”                 https://www.ready.gov/make-a-plan We follow…

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Asteroid Day

Asteroid Day, officially started in 2015, is an educational effort designed to bring scientists, artists and concerned citizens together to raise awareness of the hazards of asteroid impacts and build support for effective solutions. Asteroid Day coincides with the anniversary of the most powerful measured asteroid impact with Earth in history, detailed a little farther down in this article. Estimates vary, but such collisions may happen roughly once every several…

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National Weather Service Presentation

Are you interested in weather WX and the study of meteorology? Are you interested in answers to your weather WX questions? Are you interested in a tour of a National Weather Service NWS facility?         Please contact our Science Leader: academic@academyscience.us Please keep in contact with us if you want information about future plans.

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Valley Sesquicentennial

Valley is a town that is celebrating its official 150th year in existence over the weekend commencing August 15th. Valley established and grew along the Union Pacific Railroad line. When locomotives were steam engines, Valley was located at a point convenient to pull in and refill the locomotive steam boiler. Of course passengers would take a break from rail car adventure to visit amenities in the community. So grew an…

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Natures Fury Twin Tornadoes Destruction

Twin tornadoes are an uncommon phenomenon. Satellite tornadoes may present themselves when a mix of meteorological conditions are present an intense storm. Satellite tornadoes generally spawn from the same cloud rotation. Twin tornadoes exist when two separate rotational clouds each spawn a tornado independently of one another. What would you do if you were in the situation pictured here? Yikes!

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