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  Social effects of Hurricane Katrina

  The impact and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina led to one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the history of the United States. In addition to the over 1,300 fatalities caused by Katrina over ... > more
• Volcanoes
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  Basalt

  Basalt is a common gray to black volcanic rock. It is usually fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava on the Earth's surface. It may be porphyritic containing larger crystals in a fine matrix, or ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
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  Hurricane Katrina

  Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. It was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the third-strongest ... > more
• Tsunamis
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  Tsunami

  A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions and large meteorite impacts all have the ... > more
• Water
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  Lake

  A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size surrounded entirely by land. A vast majority of lakes on Earth are fresh water, and most lie in the Northern Hemisphere at higher ... > more
• Storms
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  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
• Water
  Marine Biology
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  Estuary

  An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries are often associated with high rates of ... > more
• Water
  Nature of Water
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  Water

  Water is a tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless (it has a slight hint of blue) substance in its pure form that is essential to all known forms of life and is known also as the most universal ... > more
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  National Weather Service

  The National Weather Service (NWS) is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States government. It is tasked with ... > more
• Severe Weather
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  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

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