Atmosphere Articles

• Tornadoes
  Severe Weather
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Floods
  Natural Disasters
  Climate
   
  

  April 6-8, 2006 Tornado Outbreak

  The April 6-8, 2006 Tornado Outbreak was a major tornado outbreak in the Central and parts of the Southern United States that began on April 6, 2006 and continued until April 8 across at least 13 ... > more
• Global Warming
  Nature of Water
  Ice Ages
  Climate
  Oceanography
  Snow and Avalanches
   
  

  Ice shelf

  An ice shelf is a thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface, typically in Antarctica or Greenland. The boundary ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Geography
  Tornadoes
  Oil Spills
   
  

  Hurricane Opal

  Hurricane Opal was a major hurricane that formed in the Gulf of Mexico in September 1995. It struck the Yucatán Peninsula, then churned in the Gulf before making landfall a second time on the ... > more
• Nature
  Sustainability
  Ecology
  Biodiversity
  Environmental Policy
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Conservation ethic

  The conservation ethic is an ethic of resource use, allocation, exploitation, and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world: its forests, fisheries, habitats, ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Geography
  Weather
  Tornadoes
   
  

  Hurricane Isabel

  Hurricane Isabel was the ninth named storm, the fifth hurricane, the second major hurricane, and the only Category 5 hurricane of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane ... > more
• Tornadoes
  Severe Weather
  Weather
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Climate
  Natural Disasters
   
  

  March 2006 Tornado Outbreak Sequence

  The March 2006 Tornado Outbreak Sequence was an early season and long lasting tornado outbreak sequence in the central United States that started on the morning of March 9 and continued for over four ... > more
• Ecology
  Agriculture and Food
  Sustainability
  Soil Types
  Ecology Research
  Nature
   

  Agroecology

  Agroecology is the science of applying ecological concepts and principles to the design, development, and management of sustainable agricultural systems. Agroecology is the science of sustainable ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Tornadoes
  Weather
  Natural Disasters
   
  

  Hurricane Rita

  Hurricane Rita is the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone observed in the Gulf of Mexico. Rita caused $10 billion in damage on the U.S. Gulf ... > more
• Geology
  Geography
  Earthquakes
  Oceanography
  Earth Science
  Natural Disasters
   
  

  Geology of the Alps

  The Alps form a part of a Tertiary orogenic belt of mountain chains along the southern margin of the continents Asia and Europe, called the Alpide belt. This belt of mountain chains was formed during ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Accident and Trauma
  Natural Disasters
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Social effects of Hurricane Katrina

  The impact and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina led to one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the history of the United States. In addition to the over 1,300 fatalities caused by Katrina over ... > more

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