Earth & Climate Articles

• Early Climate
  Ice Ages
  Climate
  Global Warming
  Nature of Water
  Snow and Avalanches
   
  

  Ice core

  An ice core is a core sample from the accumulation of snow and ice over many years that have recrystallized and have trapped air bubbles from previous time periods. The composition of these ice ... > more
• Severe Weather
  Tornadoes
  Storms
  Weather
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
   
  

  Storm chasing

  Storm chasing is broadly defined as the intentional pursuit of a thunderstorm, regardless of motive. A person who storm chases is known as a storm chaser, or simply a chaser. While witnessing a ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Natural Disasters
  Floods
  Weather
   
  

  Storm surge

  A storm surge is an onshore rush of water associated with a low pressure weather system, typically a tropical cyclone. Storm surge is caused primarily by high winds pushing on the ocean's ... > more
• Wildfires
  Natural Disasters
  Rainforests
  Ecology Research
  Forest
  Ecology
   
  

  Wildfire

  A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, brush fire, or bushfire (in Australasia), is an uncontrolled fire often occurring in wildland areas, but which can also consume ... > more
• Computer Modeling
  Computer Science
  Mathematical Modeling
  Distributed Computing
  Computer Programming
  Communications
   

  Computer simulation

  A computer simulation or a computer model is a computer program that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system. Computer simulations have become a useful part of mathematical ... > more
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Early Climate
  Ice Ages
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Temperature record of the past 1000 years

  The temperature record of the past 1000 years describes the reconstruction of temperature for the last 1000 years on the Northern Hemisphere. A reconstruction is needed because a reliable surface ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Construction
  Sports Science
  Physics
   

  Richter magnitude scale

  The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. It is a base-10 logarithmic scale obtained by calculating ... > more
• Ozone Holes
  Environmental Issues
  Air Quality
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Atmosphere
   
  

  Ozone

  Ozone (O3) is an allotrope of oxygen, the molecule consisting of three oxygen atoms instead of the more stable diatomic O2. Ozone is a powerful oxidizing agent. It is present in low concentrations ... > more
• Atmosphere
  Renewable Energy
  Weather
  Climate
  Severe Weather
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Hadley cell

  The major driving force of atmospheric circulation in the tropical regions is solar heating. Because of the Earth's 23.5 ° axial tilt, the sun is never more than a few tens of degrees from ... > more
• Severe Weather
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Storms
  Geography
  Tornadoes
  Weather
   
  

  1991 Halloween Nor'easter

  The 1991 Halloween Nor'easter, also known as the Perfect Storm, was an unusual and very powerful nor'easter combining an extratropical low and two hurricanes in October of ... > more

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