TY - BOOK AU - Tan, Merie C. AU - Cano, Miguel C. AU - Fadul, Jose A. AU - Flores, Alvin C. AU - Galvez, Francisco DL. TI - Sourcebook on practical work for teachers trainors: high school earth /environmental science SN - 9715700438 AV - GE 105 .T153 1998 v.1 PY - 1998///];copyright 1998 CY - Quezon City PB - Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development University of the Philippines KW - Environmental KW - sears KW - Environmental science KW - Human ecology N1 - Includes references N2 - While preparing this source book, a cornet (Hyakutake B2) was traversing the skies. This generated lots of inquiries from instant skygazers as to the nature of this phenomenon. Most associated it with superstition especially end-time catastrophes, depending on the position of the tail, they said. When Pinatubo erupted, there was news about diamonds coming out of the volcano. However, these were just quartz. During a super typhoon (Rosing) in 1995, people were demanding a more "accurate" forecast. Many are not aware however, that accuracy is the vaguest word, if non-existent in weather forecasting. --From the preface ER -