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• Acid Rain
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Air Quality
  Soil Types
  Forest
   
  

  Acid rain

  Acid rain is defined as any type of precipitation with a pH that is unusually low. Dissolved carbon dioxide dissociates to form weak carbonic acid giving a pH of approximately 5.6 at typical ... > more
• Atmosphere
  Renewable Energy
  Weather
  Climate
  Severe Weather
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Hadley cell

  The major driving force of atmospheric circulation in the tropical regions is solar heating. Because of the Earth's 23.5 ° axial tilt, the sun is never more than a few tens of degrees from ... > more
• Organic
  Soil Types
  Fungus
  Geochemistry
  Acid Rain
  Microbiology
   
  

  Soil life

  Soil life is a collective term for all the organisms living within the soil. In a balanced soil, plants grow in an active and vibrant environment. Without the activities of soil organisms, dead ... > more
• Global Warming
  Forest
  Air Quality
  Climate
  Rainforests
  Geochemistry
   
  

  Carbon dioxide sink

  A carbon dioxide (CO2) sink is a carbon reservoir that is increasing in size, and is the opposite of a carbon "source". The main natural sinks are the oceans and plants and other organisms that use ... > 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
• Wildfires
  Smoking
  Air Pollution
  Lung Cancer
  Air Quality
  Staying Healthy
   
  

  Smoke

  Smoke is a suspension in air (aerosol) of small particles resulting from incomplete combustion of a fuel. It is commonly an unwanted by-product of fires (including stoves and lamps) and fireplaces, ... > more
• Acid Rain
  Rainforests
  Pollution
  Air Pollution
  Forest
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Rain

  Rain is a form of precipitation, other forms of which include snow, sleet, hail, and dew. Rain plays a major role in the hydrologic cycle in which moisture from the oceans evaporates, condenses into ... > more
• Geography
  Forest
  Earthquakes
  Water
  Weather
  Global Warming
   
  

  Himalayas

  The Himalayas, also Himalaya, are a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. By extension, it is also the name of the massive mountain system which ... > more
• Fossils
  Geography
  Geology
  Origin of Life
  Extinction
  Environmental Policy
   

  Paleozoic

  The Paleozoic Era is a major division of the geologic timescale, one of four geologic eras. The Paleozoic includes six geologic periods; from oldest to youngest -- the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, ... > more
• Seeds
  Botany
  Nature
  Endangered Plants
  Ecology
  Agriculture and Food
   

  Seedbank

  Seedbanks store seeds as a source for planting in case seed reserves elsewhere should be destroyed. The seeds stored may be various in nature, such as those of food crops or those of rare species, to ... > more

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