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• Tsunamis
  Natural Disasters
  Construction
  Civil Engineering
  Earthquakes
  Sports Science
   
  

  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
• Tornadoes
  Severe Weather
  Climate
  Weather
  Natural Disasters
  Storms
   
  

  Super Outbreak

  The Super Outbreak (sometimes called Jumbo Outbreak) is the largest tornado outbreak on ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Oil Spills
  Geology
  Pollution
   
  

  1999 Izmit, Turkey Earthquake

  The Izmit earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 which lasted for 45 seconds killed over 17,000 in northwestern Turkey on 17 August ... > more
• Forest
  Rainforests
  Trees
  Ecology Research
  Nature
  Wildfires
   
  

  Forest

  A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, a wooded area set aside for hunting). These plant communities cover large areas of the globe and function as animal habitats, ... > more
• Rainforests
  Forest
  Geography
  Fish
  Oil Spills
  New Species
   
  

  Mangrove

  Mangrove are woody trees or shrubs that grow in coastal habitats for which the term mangrove swamp also would apply. Mangrove plants occupy shallow water and intertidal zones in tropical and ... > more
• Oceanography
  Geography
  Earth Science
  Water
  Ecosystems
  Ecology
   
  

  Ocean

  Though generally recognized as several 'separate' oceans, these waters comprise one global, interconnected body of salt water often referred to as the World Ocean or global ocean. This concept of a ... > more
• Water
  Floods
  Geography
  Oceanography
  Drought Research
  Global Warming
   
  

  River

  A river is a large natural waterway. The source of a river may be a lake, a spring, or a collection of small streams, known as headwaters. From their source, all rivers flow downhill, typically ... > more
• Air Quality
  Fossil Fuels
  Air Pollution
  Thermodynamics
  Energy and the Environment
  Alternative Fuels
   
  

  Combustion

  Combustion or burning is a complex sequence of chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat or both heat and light in the form of either a glow or flames. ... > more
• Forest
  Rainforests
  Grassland
  Trees
  Botany
  Biodiversity
   
  

  Savanna

  A savanna or savannah is a grassland with widely spaced trees, and occurs in several types of biomes. In savannas, grasses and trees are co-dominant vegetation types, with trees and grasses often ... > 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

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