Randy Cerveny

Hamilton and the Hurricane

Recently, many people have taken a renewed interest in one of the most important figures in the founding of the United States of America. That founding father was to become a confidential aide to G...

The Weather and Climate of Arizona

Picture Arizona in your minds eye… There are truly amazing physical contrasts (the one-mile-deep Grand Canyon, volcanic peaks like Mount Humphreys, and seemingly endless deserts). Arizona also hos...

The Winds of Islam

MARCH / APRIL 2014 T he religion of Islam is based on the divine revelations of the holy prophet Mohammed. As a historical figure, scholars state that Mohammed’s religious calling began around the age of 40 (about the year 640 Common Era or C.E.) when he was first visited by the archangel Gabriel. Gabriel’s words become the initial verses of the Islamic holy book, the Koran or Qur’an. Following those and additional revelations, Mohammed became a revered leader who unified the peoples of Arabia into a single religious polity under the banner of Islam. Islam The Winds of

Weather Mongols: How The Forces Of Nature Helped Shape An Empire

hen Genghis Khan came to power in 1206 C.E., the Mongol Nation was little more than a unified conglomerate of formerly nomadic, warring MongolTurkic tribes. Within a few decades, the Mongol Nation had become the largest contiguous land empire in history, covering some 12 million square miles at its peak, with an estimated population of more than 100 million people. During the rise of the empire, the invading Mongols gained a reputation as ruthless barbarians who raped and pillaged their way across Russia and Eastern Europe. &