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• Rainforests
  Geology
  Volcanoes
  Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Earth Science
   
  

  Hotspot (geology)

  In geology, a hotspot is a location on the Earth's surface that has experienced active volcanism for a long period of time. Hotspots were thought to be caused by a narrow stream of hot mantle ... > more
• Forest
  Rainforests
  Trees
  Ecology Research
  Nature
  Wildfires
   
  

  Forest

  A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, a wooded area set aside for hunting). These plant communities cover large areas of the globe and function as animal habitats, ... > more
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policy
  Geography
  Environmental Science
   

  Scientific opinion on climate change

  Various prominent bodies have commented on global warming, most notably the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). National and international scientific groups have issued statements both ... > more
• Marine Biology
  Ecology
  Fish
  Ecology Research
  Sea Life
  Oceanography
   
  

  Plankton

  Plankton are drifting organisms that inhabit the water column of oceans, seas, and bodies of fresh water. Plankton abundance and distribution are strongly dependent on factors such as ambient ... > more
• Tundra
  Global Warming
  Climate
  Geography
  Forest
  Rainforests
   
  

  Tundra

  In physical geography, tundra is an area where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. There are three types of tundra: Arctic tundra, Antarctic tundra, and alpine ... > more
• Ozone Holes
  Air Quality
  Air Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Pollution
  Atmosphere
   
  

  Tropospheric ozone

  Ozone (O3) is a key constituent of the troposphere. Photochemical and chemical reactions involving it drive many of the chemical processes that occur in the atmosphere by day and by night. At ... > more
• Geography
  Geology
  Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Earth Science
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
   
  

  Orogeny

  Orogeny is the process of mountain building, and may be studied as a tectonic structural event, as a geographical event and a chronological event, in that orogenic events cause distinctive structural ... > more
• Geography
  Earth Science
  Ozone Holes
  Global Warming
  Forest
  Rainforests
   
  

  Tropic of Cancer

  The Tropic of Cancer, or Northern tropic is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. It is the parallel of latitude that lies currently 23 degrees 26′ 22″ ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Construction
  Severe Weather
  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
• Agriculture and Food
  Geography
  Soil Types
  Earth Science
  Sustainability
  Endangered Plants
   

  Monoculture

  Monoculture describes systems that have very low diversity. In agriculture, "monoculture" describes the practice of relying on a very small number of genetic variants, or cultivars of a food crop for ... > 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
• Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Earth Science
  Geography
  Natural Disasters
  Geology
  Earthquakes
   
  

  Chicxulub Crater

  Chicxulub Crater is an ancient impact crater buried underneath the Yucatan peninsula, with its center located approximately underneath the town of Chicxulub, Yucatan, Mexico. Investigations suggest ... > more

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