Drought Research Articles

• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Floods
  Severe Weather
  Construction
  Engineering and Construction
  Sports Science
   
  

  Levee failures in Greater New Orleans, 2005

  In 2005, as a result of Hurricane Katrina, there were extensive failures of the levees and flood walls protecting New Orleans, Louisiana and surrounding communities. There were also extensive ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Alternative Fuels
  Renewable Energy
  Fuel Cells
  Energy and Resources
  Batteries
   
  

  Fuel cell

  A fuel cell is an electrochemical device similar to a battery, but differing from the latter in that it is designed for continuous replenishment of the reactants consumed; i.e. it produces ... > more
• Air Quality
  Environmental Science
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Aerospace
   
  

  Air conditioning

  An air conditioner (AC or air-con) is an appliance or mechanism designed to extract heat from an area using a refrigeration cycle. In construction, a complete system of heating, ventilation and air ... > more
• Environmental Issues
  Pollution
  Air Pollution
  Global Warming
  Atmosphere
  Earth Science
   
  

  Coriolis effect

  The Coriolis effect caused by the rotation of the Earth is responsible for the precession of a Foucault pendulum and for the direction of rotation of cyclones. In general, the effect deflects objects ... > more
• Geography
  Technology
  Consumer Electronics
  Earthquakes
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Telecommunications
   
  

  Global Positioning System

  The Global Positioning System, usually called GPS, is the Earth's only fully-functional satellite navigation system. A constellation of more than two dozen GPS satellites broadcasts precise timing ... > more
• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Geography
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Exotic Species
  Geology
   
  

  Mount St. Helens

  Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located 96 miles (154 km) south of the city of Seattle and 53 ... > more
• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Atmosphere
  Geology
  Tsunamis
  Caving
   
  

  Shield volcano

  A shield volcano is a wide volcano with shallowly-sloping sides. Shield volcanoes are formed by lava flows of low viscosity - lava that flows easily. Consequently, a volcanic mountain having a broad ... > more
• Nuclear Energy
  Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Weapons Technology
  Physics
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Nuclear fission

  Nuclear fission is a process in nuclear physics in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei as fission products, and usually some by-product particles. Hence, fission is a ... > more
• Storms
  Severe Weather
  Snow and Avalanches
  Global Warming
  Climate
  Geomagnetic Storms
   
  

  Winter storm

  A winter storm is a type of precipitation in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm where ground ... > more
• Mining
  Environmental Policy
  Environmental Issues
  Air Pollution
  Geography
  Sustainability
   

  Remediation

  Generally, remediation means giving a remedy. In this article, the term refers to the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface ... > more

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