Ecosystem Articles

• Wildfires
  Natural Disasters
  Forest
  Environmental Science
  Oil Spills
  Ecology
   
  

  Smoulder

  Smouldering (or smoldering in American spelling) combustion is a flameless form of combustion, deriving its heat from oxidations occurring on the surface of a solid fuel. Common examples are the ... > more
• Wildfires
  Natural Disasters
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Invasive Species
  Ecology Research
  Severe Weather
   
  

  Bushfire

  A bushfire is a wildfire that occurs in the bush (collective term for forest, scrub, woodland or grassland of Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia). In southeast Australia, bushfires tend to be most ... > more
• Tsunamis
  Natural Disasters
  Earthquakes
  Geography
  Earth Science
  Severe Weather
   
  

  2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

  The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, ... > more
• Water
  Recycling and Waste
  Drought
  Environmental Issues
  Drought Research
  Ecosystems
   
  

  Groundwater

  Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of geologic formations. A formation of rock/soil is called an aquifer when it can yield a useable ... > 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
• Coral Reefs
  Marine Biology
  Ecology
  Sea Life
  Ecology Research
  Extinction
   
  

  Coral

  Corals are marine animals from the class Anthozoa and exist as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically in colonies of many identical individuals. The group includes the important reef builders that ... > more
• Agriculture and Food
  Soil Types
  Sustainability
  Food
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
   
  

  Agriculture

  Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and many other desired products by the cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). The practice of ... > more
• Marine Biology
  Oceanography
  Fish
  Geography
  Fisheries
  Extinction
   
  

  Dead zone (ecology)

  Dead zones are hypoxic (low-oxygen) areas in the world's oceans, the observed incidences of which have been increasing since oceanographers began noting them in the 1970s. The term could as well ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Wind Energy
  Electricity
  Sustainability
  Water
  Nature of Water
   
  

  Water turbine

  A water turbine is a rotary engine that takes energy from moving water. Water turbines were developed in the nineteenth century and were widely used for industrial power prior to electrical grids. ... > 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

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