Environmental Issue Articles

• Birds
  Early Birds
  Bird Flu Research
  Zoology
  New Species
  Animals
   
  

  Bird

  Birds are bipedal, warm-blooded, oviparous vertebrates characterized primarily by feathers, forelimbs modified as wings, and hollow bones. Birds range in size from the tiny hummingbirds to the huge ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Invasive Species
  Animals
  Exotic Species
  New Species
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  Ant

  Ants are one of the most successful groups of insects in the animal kingdom and are of particular interest because they are a social insect and form highly organized colonies or nests, often ... > more
• Weather
  Severe Weather
  Rainforests
  Geography
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Acid Rain
   

  Raining animals

  Raining animals is a relatively common meteorological phenomenon, with occurrences reported from many countries throughout history. The animals most likely to drop from the sky in a rainfall are fish ... > more
• Severe Weather
  Weather
  Storms
  Tornadoes
  Floods
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
   
  

  Storm Prediction Center

  The Storm Prediction Center is responsible for forecasting (identifying, describing, and quantifying) the risk of severe weather caused by severe convective storms (specifically, those producing ... > more
• Geography
  Earth Science
  Earthquakes
  Geology
  Oceanography
  Natural Disasters
   
  

  Mountain

  A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. A mountain is generally higher and steeper than a hill, but there is considerable overlap, and usage often ... > more
• Oceanography
  Water
  Floods
  Geography
  Global Warming
  Desert
   
  

  Sediment

  Sediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of water or other liquid. ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Floods
  Severe Weather
  Construction
  Sports Science
  Civil Engineering
   
  

  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
• 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
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Exotic Species
  Wildfires
  Tornadoes
   

  1923 Great Kanto earthquake

  The 1923 Great Kanto earthquake struck the Kanto plain on the Japanese main island of Honshu at 11:58 on the morning of September 1, 1923. The quake was later estimated to have had a magnitude ... > more
• Tornadoes
  Severe Weather
  Climate
  Natural Disasters
  Weather
  Storms
   
  

  May 2003 Tornado Outbreak Sequence

  The May 2003 Tornado Outbreak Sequence in the United States was a series of tornado outbreaks that occurred from May 3 to May 11, 2003. There were 401 tornado reports in 19 states, 1,587 reports of ... > more

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