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• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Construction
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  Sports Science
  Civil Engineering
  Tornadoes
   
  

  Hurricane proof building

  Tornadoes, cyclones, and other strong winds damage or destroy many buildings. Here are some architectural design ... > more
• Hazardous Waste
  Recycling and Waste
  Environmental Science
  Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Waste

  Waste, rubbish, or garbage is unwanted or undesired material. Waste is something which has lost its apparent value to its owner. It is a misplaced ... > more
• Wildfires
  Natural Disasters
  Earthquakes
  Construction
  Civil Engineering
  Oil Spills
   
  

  Firestorm

  A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system. A firestorm is created as a result of the "chimney effect" as the heat of the original ... > more
• Floods
  Water
  Landslides
  Natural Disasters
  Geography
  Ecology
   
  

  Floodplain

  A floodplain, or flood plain, is flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional flooding. It includes the floodway, which consists of the stream channel and ... > 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
• Global Warming
  Air Quality
  Climate
  Nature
  Forest
  Organic Chemistry
   
  

  Carbon dioxide

  Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound composed of one carbon and two oxygen atoms. It is often referred to by its formula CO2. It is present in the Earth's atmosphere at a low concentration and acts ... > 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
• Geology
  Sports Science
  Climate
  Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Nature of Water
   
  

  Metamorphic rock

  Metamorphic rock is the result of the transformation of a pre-existing rock type, the protolith, in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form". The protolith is subjected to heat and ... > more
• 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
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Geography
  Rainforests
  Earth Science
   
  

  Cyclone Monica

  Cyclone Monica, also designated Severe Tropical Cyclone Monica, was a tropical cyclone that affected northern Australia from April 17, 2006 until April 26, 2006. It is the strongest storm of the ... > more

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