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• Weather
  Severe Weather
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Storms
  Global Warming
   
  

  Weather

  Weather is a term that encompasses phenomena in the atmosphere of a planet. The term is normally taken to mean the activity of these phenomena over short periods of time, usually no more than a few ... > more
• Fungus
  Microbes and More
  Microbiology
  Organic
  Geochemistry
  Soil Types
   
  

  Fungus

  A fungus (plural fungi) is a eukaryotic organism that digests its food externally and absorbs the nutrient molecules into its cells. Fungi are very important economically: yeasts are responsible for ... > more
• Exotic Species
  Invasive Species
  New Species
  Fish
  Geography
  Ecology Research
   
  

  Channidae

  The snakehead is a family with two genera (Asia: Channa, Africa: Parachanna) which consists of 30 scientific valid species of freshwater fish. The predatory fish is distinguished by a long dorsal ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Geology
  Earth Science
  Geography
   
  

  New Madrid Seismic Zone

  The New Madrid Seismic Zone, also known as the Reelfoot Rift or the New Madrid Fault Line, is a major seismic zone located in the Midwestern United ... > 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
• 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
• Severe Weather
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Storms
  Geography
  Rainforests
  Weather
   
  

  1997 Pacific typhoon season

  The 1997 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1997, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and ... > more
• Gynecology
  Fungus
  Microbiology
  Beer and Wine
  Genetics
  Geochemistry
   
  

  Yeast

  Yeasts constitute a group of single-celled (unicellular) fungi, a few species of which are commonly used to leaven bread, ferment alcoholic beverages, and even drive experimental fuel cells. Most ... > more
• Monkeys
  Mammals
  Apes
  New Species
  Endangered Animals
  Exotic Species
   
  

  Gibbon

  Gibbons are the small apes that are grouped in the family Hylobatidae. Also called the lesser apes, gibbons differ from great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and humans) in being smaller, ... > more
• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Snow and Avalanches
  Geography
  Global Warming
  Water
   
  

  Mount Rainier

  Mount Rainier is a composite volcano in Pierce County, Washington, located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It is the highest peak in the Cascade Range, with a ... > more

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