Nile-The Largest River in the World

 

The largest river in the world can be hard to calculate. Many factors come into play: the source, the identification of the mouth, and the measurement of the river length between source and mouth. As a result, the measurements of many rivers are only approximations. So, there has been disagreement whether the Amazon or the Nile is the world’s largest river based on the inclusion of estuaries.
The mouth of a river is hard to determine in cases where the river has a large estuary that gradually widens and opens into the ocean. The source of some rivers starting in farming areas can be difficult to determine, if the river is formed by the confluence of several farm field drainage ditches which only contain water after rain. Similarly, in rivers starting in a chalk area the length of the upper course which is dry varies with how high the water table is. How large a river is between source and mouth may be hard to determine due to issues of map scale. Small scale maps tend to generalize more than large scale maps. In general, length measurements should be based on maps that are large enough scale to show the width of the river, and the path measured is the path a small boat would take down the middle of the river.
Given, and despite, this ambiguity, the Nile has been determined to be the largest river in the world followed by the Amazon and the Yangtze. The Nile is a north-flowing river in North Africa. It is 6,650 km long. It has two major tributaries, the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The Blue Nile is the source of most of the water and fertile soil in the system. The White Nile is longer and rises in central Africa beginning in Rwanda. The two rivers meet near the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. The northern section of the Nile flows almost entirely through desert. Most of the ancient civilizations of the area were centered along the river’s banks. The Nile ends in a large delta that empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

Top Ten Largest Lakes in the World

The Ten Largest Lakes of the World

Rank Name, Location Area (sq. miles) Length (miles) Max. Depth (feet) 1. Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan-Russia-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran (salt water) 152,239 745 3,104 2. Superior, U.S.-Canada 31,820 383 1,333 3. Victoria, Tanzania-Uganda 26,828 200 270 4. Huron, U.S.-Canada 23,010 247 750 5. Michigan, U.S. 22,400 321 923 6. Aral, Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan 13,000 266 223 7. Tanganyika, Tanzania-Congo 12,700 420 4,708 8. Baikal, Russia 12,162 395 5,712 9. Great Bear, Canada 12,000 232 270 10. Nyasa, Malawi-Mozambique-Tanzania 11,600 360 2,316

Note: The Caspian Sea is called "sea" because the Romans, finding it salty, named it Mare Caspium. Many geographers, however, consider it a lake because it is land locked.

Top Ten Deadliest Tornadoes

Tornadoes cause major damage, often without warning. Severe thunderstorms can produce twisters more than a mile wide. The storms rip through both rural and urban areas causing billions of dollars in damages every year. Here, I present a list of the top 10 deadliest tornadoes in the United States. All statistics are from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The NCDC maintains and archives all confirmed weather events for the United States.

1. March 18, 1925

The Tri-State Tornado event affected Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana injuring 2027 people. There were 695 deaths from the F5 tornado. The storm was so bad, the National Weather Service maintains a memorial page on the event called 1925: A Look Back at the Tri-State Tornado.

2. May 6, 1840

A tornado of unknown intensity struck Louisiana and Mississippi killing 317 people and injuring an additional 109. The event is summarized by the National Weather Service at the Natchez Tornado page.

3. May 27, 1896

A tornado estimated at an F4 rating on the Fujita Scale hit Missori and Illinois. At least 1000 were injured. The storm, known as the Great St. Louis Tornado, killed 255 people.

4. April 5, 1936

Mississippi was the target of a deadly F5 tornado that killed 216 people in Tulepo. More than 700 people were also injured in the event.

5. April 6, 1936

Just one day after the Mississippi tornadoes, an F4 tornado struck Georgia killing 203 people. The death toll was less than the death toll from the Missippi tornadoes, but the injury rate was higher. A total of 1600 people were injured in the tornado.

6. April 9, 1947

Tornado Alley lived up to its name in the tornado event on April 9, 1947 in Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. The death toll was 181 people. An additional 970 people were injured.

7. April 24, 1908

Amite, Louisiana and Purvis, Mississippi were hit by tornadoes estimated at an F4 intensity. A total of 770 injuries and 143 deaths were reported.

8. June 12, 1899

An F5 tornado hit Wisconsin causing 117 deaths and 200 injuries. The event, known as the New Richmond Tornado, was the worst tornado in Wisconsin history.

9. May 11, 1953

The Waco, Texas tornado event of 1953 struck the town with a vengeance. Death tolls from the storm totaled 114 individuals. A reported 597 additional people were also injured.

10. June 8, 1953

The Beecher-Flint, Michigan Tornado was an F5 that killed 115 people and injured an additional 844.

Crab in the tide pool

Here is a photo that shouldn't be published, yet here it is on Forgotten Photo Friday. It's a picture of a crab. Can you spot it? It's a little fuzzy because it was shot through three inches of water.

You may have to wait until it moves…

Natural tips

Natural ways to remove scars

1. To clear scars caused by accidents, roast turmeric powder (not packed turmeric available in markets but turmeric used on face) and mix it with desi ghee. Apply this gently on your scars with the help of your fingertips. Wash this off in about 20 minutes. This mixture completely clears scars but it is always good to ask your physician before starting off on any beauty regime.

2. Another homemade remedy to clear scars is by the use of baking soda, which is a natural exfoliator and aids in gently scraping the scar tissue layer by layer. Make a light paste using two parts of water and one part of baking soda. Scrub this gently on the scars for about a minute after which you can rinse it off. Make sure you avoid rubbing vigorously.

 What to remember: 

1. Apply vitamin E oil, you can extract it from a capsule and apply it on your scars before you hit the bed everyday. This is an effective method to fade out spots and scars. 

2. Drink a lot of water. Keep a track that you eat healthy because this helps in removing the toxins from your body and in turn gives you a scar-free face.

3. Never use plain lemon juice on your face because it can harm the skin. Dilute lemon juice in water or rose water and then use it on your skin.
4. Wash your face at least twice a day if not more, using fresh cold water. This prevents the clogging of pores.5. Use a good oil control face wash to help prevent excess oil secretion which leads to acne and scars.

5 Natural tips to prevent hair loss

1. Hot oil treatments: Take any natural oil - olive, coconut, canola - and heat it up so that it is warm, but not too hot. Massage it gently into your scalp. Put on a shower cap and leave it on for an hour, then shampoo your hair.

2. Natural juices: You can rub your scalp with either garlic juice, onion juice or ginger juice. Leave it on overnight and wash it thoroughly in the morning.

3. Get a head massage: Massaging your scalp for a few minutes daily will help stimulate circulation. Good circulation in the scalp keeps hair follicles active. Circulation may be improved through massage by using a few drops of lavender or bay essential oil in an almond or sesame oil base.

4. Antioxidants: Apply warm green tea (two bags brewed in one cup of water) on your scalp and leave this mixture on for an hour and then rinse. Green tea contains antioxidants which prevent hair loss and boost hair growth.

5. Practice meditation: Believe it or not, most of the times, the root cause for hair loss is stress and tension. Meditation can help in reducing that and restore hormonal balance.

DO IT NATURALLY......

Cure Your Common Cold The Natural Way

Here's what you can do in this cold-and-cough season.

There is no reason or no weather to get a common cold.
Wheezing, cough, runny nose and an aching body are the symptoms and it's horrid, even popping in medicines doesn't help.What does help is a DIY detox bath which is really effective. What all you need? A bath tub, hot water, hydrogen peroxide (3 per cent) and about 50 gram grounded sugar.

Run a hot bath, it opens up all the pores and prepares the body for cleansing. Add 1.5 litres (or three pints) hydrogen peroxide (3 per cent) in the hot water. This oxygenates the body and helps purge toxins. It's also antibacterial and antiviral. Add the grounded sugar, a natural anti-inflammatory that increases blood circulation and helps promote the elimination of toxins. Mind you, you will sweat, a lot. Soak in this for about 30-40 minutes. The more you sweat, the better as the sweat detoxes the body.
Try it on if you have a cold or a cough. Also, after this detox programme, drink a lot of water as your body needs all the fluids back. However, some people might be allergic to hydrogen peroxide, in case you have a sensitive skin, consult a physician before this DIY bath

 

Largest Volcano Eruptions

The biggest eruption was at Yellowstone about 2.2 million years ago. An explosive eruption produced 2,500 cubic kilometers of ash 

(That’s about 2,500 times more ash than Mount St. Helens erupted!)

Yellowstone has had three very large eruptions in the last 2 million years. These eruptions occurred 2.2, 1.2, and 0.6 million years ago.

Only four eruptions in the last 10,000 years have been assigned a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 7.
They are:

• Tambora, Indonesia 1815
• Baitoushan, China-Korea border, about 1050
• Kikai, Japan, about 4350 B.C.
• Crater Lake, Oregon, USA, about 4895 B.C.

A Big Ten list of eruptions based on explosive force and destruction in recent time would include:

1. Tambora, Indonesia 1815: VEI=7, 92,000 casualties
2. Santorini, Greece 1628 B.C.: VEI=6, unknown casualties
3. Krakatau, Indonesia 1883: VEI=6, 36,400 casualties
4. Santa Maria, Guatemala 1902: VEI=6, 6,000 casualties
5. Mount St. Helens, USA 1980: VEI=5, 57 casualties
6. Vesuvius, Italy 79: VEI=5, 3,360 casualties
7. Pinatubo, Philippines 1991: VEI=5, 932 casualties
8. Mount Pelee, Martinique 1902: VEI=4, 29,000 casualties
9. Nevado del Ruiz, Columbia 1985: VEI=3, 23,000 casualties
10. Unzen, Japan 1792: VEI=2, 15,000 casualties.