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• Atmosphere
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Northern Lights
  Solar Flare
  Sun
  Ozone Holes
   
  

  Ionosphere

  The ionosphere is the part of the atmosphere that is ionized by solar radiation. It plays an important part in atmospheric electricity and forms the inner edge of the magnetosphere. It has practical ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Early Climate
  Earth Science
  Geology
   
  

  Earthquake

  An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are accordingly measured with a seismometer, commonly known as a ... > more
• Ice Ages
  Global Warming
  Climate
  Nature of Water
  Oceanography
  Snow and Avalanches
   
  

  Ice age

  An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's climate, resulting in an expansion of the continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and mountain glaciers. Glaciologically, ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Geology
  Tsunamis
  Wildfires
  Geography
   
  

  San Andreas Fault

  San Andreas Fault is a geological fault that spans a length of roughly 800 miles (1287 kilometres) through California, United States. The fault, a right-lateral strike-slip fault, marks a transform ... > more
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policy
  Earth Science
  Geography
   
  

  Global warming controversy

  The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans on global climate and about what policies should be implemented to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate ... > more
• Water
  Soil Types
  Environmental Issues
  Drought Research
  Drought
  Ecosystems
   
  

  Evapotranspiration

  Evapotranspiration (ET) is the sum of evaporation and plant transpiration. Evaporation accounts for the movement of water to the air from sources such as the soil, canopy interception, and ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Earth Science
  Climate
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Weather
   
  

  Season

  A season is one of the major divisions of the year, generally based on yearly periodic changes in weather. In temperate and polar regions generally four seasons are recognized: spring, summer, ... > more
• Global Warming
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Ice Ages
  Climate
  Severe Weather
  Storms
   
  

  Sun dog

  A sun dog or sundog (scientific name parhelion) is a relatively common atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with the reflection/refraction of sunlight by the numerous small ice crystals that ... > more
• Tsunamis
  Natural Disasters
  Severe Weather
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Oceanography
  Weather
   
  

  Rogue wave (oceanography)

  Rogue waves, also known as freak waves, are relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves which can sink even large ships and ocean liners. In oceanography, they are more concisely defined as ... > more
• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Earthquakes
  Geography
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Tsunamis
   
  

  Caldera

  A caldera is a volcanic feature formed by the collapse of a volcano into itself, making it a large, special form of volcanic crater. A caldera collapse is usually triggered by the emptying of the ... > more

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