Nature
Exploring "Why" questions about Nature
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Why cant we flood deserts like the Sahara and others below sea level?
How would we benefit from doing that? Not bringing up an argument just curious what we would get out of it.
Why are weather forecasts still so inaccurate?
You remember the times they're wrong and rarely remember the times they're right. Also if an app is telling you it's sunny and clear when it's raining perhaps the location services on your phone aren'
Why didn’t wildfires burn down entire forests in the US when we now have a lot of trouble dealing with them despite having better equipment?
Wildfires used to be more common, but not nearly as intense. Forests were not as dense, and underbrush was not as thick (due to the more frequent fires). Now, once we got to a point where humans start
Why are we getting less rain as the oceans become hotter and not more?
Who is "we?" Some places are getting less rain and some are getting more. Weather isn't one thing.
Why is the Sahara a desert when other places at the same latitude are tropical rainforests?
Look across the United States, if you draw a band across the US centered around San Francisco, CA. Coastal community, fairly foggy and cool year round. Nothing like the climate in Salt Lake City, Denv
Why don’t flies die when they hit windows?
The same reason that an insect can fall x40 times the height of it's overall body, but you can break bones by falling x4. Weight. A fly is quick but it's also very light, therefore the overall force o
Why doesn’t rain seriously harm us when it falls from the sky?
Gravity does cause things to fall with increasing speed, but as they speed up air resistance increases (think of sticking your hand out the window while driving 10 mph vs 60 mph). Eventually the force
why is it brighter out at night with snow on the ground?
The snow scatters light from all kinds of sources (moon, stars, streetlamps, etc) better than grass or pavement when there is no snow. This means more light reaches your eyes.
Why big companies like Samsung don’t create their own Operating Systems so they could compete with Mac OS X and Windows?
I disagree with your assertion of an operating system monopoly. You mention Windows and OSX. There is also the dozens of Linux distros.
Why does windows still have non 64 bit versions?
1. Intel's first generation of Atom processors was 32-bit only. This means that there were 32-bit processors sold until 2010.