Natural Disasters
Hurricanes and the Climate, Part 2
Focusing on the negative impacts of hurricanes, or tropical cyclones, seems easy enough. Yet these systems do benefit the climate system’s balance. A primary benefit of tropical cyclones … more
Hurricanes and the Climate, Part 1
Climate change, especially when associated with anthropogenic causes, can be a controversial subject, sparking debate from various angles. Conflict about human influences on hurricane frequency and … more
Why Would God Allow Natural Disasters?
No one likes natural disasters. They can devastate entire areas and cause human suffering and death, leaving people to wonder why God would allow such calamities. If God created the earth for the … more
Natural Disasters
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Natural Disasters Also Demonstrate Fine-Tuning
FoxNews.com, "Hundreds Killed by Massive Tsunami After 8.9-Magnitude Quake Rocks Japan," Mar 11, 2011; … more
How Could A Good God Allow Earthquakes?
Yahoo! News, "Dozens trapped by New Zealand quake that killed 65," Feb 22, 2011; http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_re_as/as_new_zealand_earthquake more
Earth Day 2009 - Earth Day Challenge
God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, … more
Man and Quakes
How can a teacher explain to 12-year-olds the issues involved in human origins discussions? Would a benevolent God necessarily have earthquakes as part of his "good" creation? more
Where Did Earth Get Its Phosphorus?
Phosphates serve as the backbone for all nucleic acids and are the major repository of chemical energy for metabolism. The human body contains about 11,000 parts per million of phosphorus by weight. … more
More Evidence for the Design of Earthquake Activity
In the December 2007 issue of Astrobiology Stanford University geophysicists Norman H. Sleep and Mark D. Zoback note that the higher tectonic activity during Earth’s early history could have … more
Human Degradation of the Environment
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A pair of environmental scientists demonstrated the detrimental effects of human activity on the land, thereby affirming a biblical passage that … more
What If There Were No Hurricanes?
Those who have suffered through the recent North Atlantic hurricane season would probably prefer nothing more than an afternoon shower ever again.
High death tolls, staggering property losses, and … more
Elegant Hurricane Design
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Marine biologists have discovered another design benefit humans receive from hurricanes. Using remote sensing mapping, they showed that eastern U.S. … more
Quaternary Impacts
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RTB’s biblical creation model for humanity has received another boost. Geologists have discovered more evidence for the supernatural timing of … more
Connection Between Indian Monsoons and Ice Ages
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Article in Science shows that the Indian Monsoon became much stronger during and immediately after the last ice age which provides another reason … more
Noah’s Flood: A Bird’s-Eye View
by Steve Sarigianis
Ms. Johnson smiles and settles her class for the week’s lesson. She opens the Bible on her lap and begins to read the story of Noah's flood. Her first-graders sit … more
Good God, Cruel World
A recent letter to RTB asks a familiar question: “How do you explain events like natural disasters that cause mass destruction, millions of deaths, and indiscernible suffering throughout the … more