Landslide Articles

• Oceanography
  Floods
  Geography
  Landslides
  Global Warming
  Ecology
   
  

  Coast

  The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the ocean. A coastline is properly, a line on a map indicating the disposition of a coast but the word is often used to refer to the ... > more
• Floods
  Natural Disasters
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Landslides
  Geography
   
  

  Flood

  A flood is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. Since prehistoric times people have lived by the seas and rivers for the access to cheap and quick transportation and ... > more
• Floods
  Water
  Landslides
  Natural Disasters
  Geography
  Ecology
   
  

  Floodplain

  A floodplain, or flood plain, is flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional flooding. It includes the floodway, which consists of the stream channel and ... > more
• Oceanography
  Floods
  Environmental Science
  Landslides
  Sustainability
  Geography
   
  

  Coastal management

  Coastal management or coastal defence is used throughout the world for many different purposes, but predominantly to reduce coastal erosion and ... > more
• Marine Biology
  Oceanography
  Fish
  Geography
  Fisheries
  Extinction
   
  

  Dead zone (ecology)

  Dead zones are hypoxic (low-oxygen) areas in the world's oceans, the observed incidences of which have been increasing since oceanographers began noting them in the 1970s. The term could as well ... > more
• Grassland
  Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Endangered Plants
  Soil Types
  Nature
   
  

  Prairie Restoration

  Prairie Restoration is an ecologically friendly way to restore some of the prairie land that was lost to industry, farming and commerce. Ecologically, prairie restoration aids in conservation of our ... > more
• Oceanography
  Landslides
  Water
  Floods
  Environmental Science
  Endangered Animals
   
  

  Coastal erosion

  Coastal erosion is common phrase referring to the loss of subaerial landmass into a sea or lake due to natural processes such as waves, winds and tides, or even due to human interference. Large ... > more
• Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policy
  Healthy Aging
  Sustainability
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Environmental Science
   

  Environmental impact assessment

  An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an assessment of the likely human environmental health impact, risk to ecological health, and changes to nature's services that a project may have. The ... > more
• Rainforests
  Ecology Research
  Forest
  Nature
  Environmental Science
  Ecology
   
  

  Deforestation

  Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forest land use such as arable land, urban use, logged area or wasteland. Historically, this meant conversion to grassland or to its ... > more
• Rainforests
  Trees
  Forest
  Wildfires
  Nature
  Sustainability
   
  

  Logging

  Logging is the process in which trees are felled (cut down) usually as part of a timber harvest. Timber is harvested to supply raw material for the wood products industry including logs for sawmills ... > more

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