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• Forest
  Rainforests
  Exotic Species
  Tundra
  Geography
  Wildfires
   
  

  Taiga

  Taiga is a biome characterized by coniferous forests. Covering most of inland Alaska, Canada, Sweden, Finland, inland Norway, northern Kazakhstan and Russia (especially Siberia), as well as parts of ... > more
• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Sports Science
  Geology
  Global Warming
  Early Climate
   
  

  Volcano

  A volcano is an opening (or rupture) in the Earth's surface or crust, which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from deep below the surface. Volcanic activity involving the extrusion of ... > more
• Tornadoes
  Severe Weather
  Climate
  Weather
  Natural Disasters
  Storms
   
  

  Super Outbreak

  The Super Outbreak (sometimes called Jumbo Outbreak) is the largest tornado outbreak on ... > more
• Ozone Holes
  Environmental Issues
  Air Quality
  Atmosphere
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
   
  

  Ozone depletion

  Ozone depletion describes the observed loss of ozone in the stratosphere over the past 50 years. It encompasses both a steady thinning of the ozone layer at mid-latitudes and its catastrophic ... > more
• Air Quality
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Environmental Science
  Environmental Issues
  Acid Rain
   
  

  Air pollution

  Air pollution is a broad term applied to any chemical, physical (particulate matter), or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. The atmosphere is a complex, ... > more
• Weather
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Global Warming
  Geomagnetic Storms
   
  

  Weather forecasting

  Weather forecasting is the application of current technology and science to predict the state of the atmosphere for a future time and a given location. Weather forecasts are made by collecting as ... > more
• Earth Science
  Geology
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Earthquakes
  Environmental Issues
  Geomagnetic Storms
   
  

  Earth

  Earth often referred to as the Earth, Terra, the World or Planet Earth, is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest. It is also the largest of its ... > more
• Atmosphere
  Ozone Holes
  Air Quality
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Renewable Energy
  Environmental Science
   

  Planetary boundary layer

  The planetary boundary layer (PBL) is also known as the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). It is the lowest part of the atmosphere and its behavior is directly influenced by its contact with the ... > more
• Acid Rain
  Rainforests
  Pollution
  Air Pollution
  Forest
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Rain

  Rain is a form of precipitation, other forms of which include snow, sleet, hail, and dew. Rain plays a major role in the hydrologic cycle in which moisture from the oceans evaporates, condenses into ... > 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

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