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• Tornadoes
  Severe Weather
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  Climate
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  Natural Disasters
   
  

  Tornado

  A tornado is a violently spinning column of air in contact with both a cumiliform cloud base and the surface. A tornado is typically shaped like a funnel with the narrow end on the ground. Tornadoes ... > more
• Geography
  Water
  Grassland
  Coral Reefs
  Environmental Policy
  Exotic Species
   
  

  Great Lakes

  The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes on or near the United States-Canadian border. They are the largest group of fresh water lakes on the earth and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system is ... > more
• Wildfires
  Natural Disasters
  Invasive Species
  Healthy Aging
  Oil Spills
  Accident and Trauma
   
  

  Fire fighting

  Firefighting is the act of extinguishing destructive fires. A firefighter fights these fires and prevents destruction of life, property and the environment. Firefighting is a highly technical ... > more
• Air Quality
  Global Warming
  Sports Science
  Environmental Issues
  Acid Rain
  Chemistry
   
  

  Sulfur hexafluoride

  Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is a gas whose molecules consist of one sulfur atom and six fluorine atoms. It is colorless, odorless, non-toxic, and non-flammable, and is soluble in water and some other ... > more
• Global Warming
  Forest
  Air Quality
  Climate
  Rainforests
  Geochemistry
   
  

  Carbon dioxide sink

  A carbon dioxide (CO2) sink is a carbon reservoir that is increasing in size, and is the opposite of a carbon "source". The main natural sinks are the oceans and plants and other organisms that use ... > more
• Storms
  Severe Weather
  Weather
  Environmental Science
  Renewable Energy
  Geomagnetic Storms
   
  

  Thunderstorm

  A thunderstorm, or an electrical storm, is a form of weather characterized by the presence of lightning and its attendant thunder. It is usually accompanied by copious rainfall, hail, or rarely, ... > more
• Pollution
  Water
  Ecology
  Acid Rain
  Air Pollution
  Sustainability
   
  

  Eutrophication

  Eutrophication is the enrichment of an ecosystem with chemical nutrients, typically compounds containing nitrogen, phosphorus, or both. Eutrophication can be a natural process in lakes, occurring as ... > more
• Sun
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Solar Flare
  Astronomy
  Earth Science
  Geology
   
  

  Solstice

  The summer solstice is an astronomical term regarding the position of the sun in relation to the celestial equator. The summer solstice is the day of the year with the longest daylight period and ... > more
• Water
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Air Quality
  Air Pollution
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Water pollution

  Water pollution is a large set of adverse effects upon water bodies (lakes, rivers, oceans, groundwater) caused by human activities. Although natural phenomena such as volcanoes, storms, earthquakes ... > more
• Hazardous Waste
  Environmental Science
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   
  

  Mercury poisoning

  Mercury poisoning, also known as mercuralism, is the phenomenon of toxication by contact with mercury. The main dangers associated with elemental mercury are that at standard conditions for ... > more

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