Environmental Science Articles

• Severe Weather
  Weather
  Storms
  Floods
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Tornadoes
   
  

  Severe weather terminology (United States)

  This article describes severe weather terminology used by the U.S. National Weather Service. The National Weather Service has developed a multi-tier concept for forecasting all types of hazardous ... > more
• Botany
  Nature
  Global Warming
  Air Quality
  Geochemistry
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Photosynthesis

  Photosynthesis, generally, is the synthesis of sugar from light, carbon dioxide and water, with oxygen as a waste product. It is arguably the most important biochemical pathway known; nearly all life ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Electricity
  Renewable Energy
  Energy Technology
  Sustainability
  Solar Energy
   
  

  Hydroelectricity

  Hydroelectricity is electricity obtained from hydropower. Most hydroelectric power comes from the potential energy of dammed water driving a water turbine and generator. Less common variations make ... > more
• Fuel Cells
  Alternative Fuels
  Air Quality
  Organic Chemistry
  Fossil Fuels
  Energy and the Environment
   
  

  Methanol

  Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol or wood alcohol, is a chemical compound with chemical formula CH3OH. It is the simplest alcohol, and is a light, volatile, colourless, tasteless, flammable, ... > more
• Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Nature
  Ecosystems
  Environmental Issues
  Biology
   
  

  Ecology

  Ecology, or ecological science, is the scientific study of the distribution and abundance of living organisms and how the distribution and abundance are affected by interactions between the organisms ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Construction
  Sports Science
  Physics
   

  Richter magnitude scale

  The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. It is a base-10 logarithmic scale obtained by calculating ... > more
• Water
  Oceanography
  Landslides
  Global Warming
  Floods
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Erosion

  Erosion is the displacement of solids (soil, mud, rock and other particles) by the agents of wind, water or ice, by downward or down-slope movement in response to gravity or by living organisms (in ... > more
• Wildfires
  Natural Disasters
  Rainforests
  Ecology Research
  Forest
  Ecology
   
  

  Wildfire

  A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, brush fire, or bushfire (in Australasia), is an uncontrolled fire often occurring in wildland areas, but which can also consume ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Water
  Sports Science
  Nuclear Energy
  Quantum Physics
  Physics
   
  

  Underwater explosion

  An underwater explosion, also known as an UNDEX, is an explosion beneath the surface of water. The type of explosion may be chemical or nuclear. They are categorised in accordance with their depth ... > 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

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