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• Floods
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Water
  Natural Disasters
  Environmental Issues
  Earth Science
   
  

  Levee

  A levee, floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial embankment or dike, usually earthen, which parallels the course of a river. The main purpose of an artificial levee is to prevent flooding of ... > more
• Sustainability
  Ecology
  Air Quality
  Air Pollution
  Environmental Science
  Pollution
   
  

  Urbanization

  Urbanization or urbanisation is the increase over time in the population of cities in relation to the region's rural population. Urbanization has intense effects on the ecology of a region and on its ... > 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
• Birds
  Early Birds
  Bird Flu Research
  Zoology
  New Species
  Animals
   
  

  Bird

  Birds are bipedal, warm-blooded, oviparous vertebrates characterized primarily by feathers, forelimbs modified as wings, and hollow bones. Birds range in size from the tiny hummingbirds to the huge ... > more
• Oil Spills
  Petroleum
  Energy and the Environment
  Geology
  Earthquakes
  Sports Science
   
  

  Petroleum geology

  Petroleum geology refers to the specific set of geological disciplines that are applied to the search for hydrocarbons (oil exploration). Petroleum geology is principally concerned with the ... > 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
• Nuclear Energy
  Weapons Technology
  Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Sports Science
  Physics
   
  

  Plutonium

  Plutonium is a radioactive, metallic, chemical element. It has the symbol Pu and the atomic number 94. It is the element used in most modern nuclear weapons. The most important, albeit not most ... > more
• Global Warming
  Oceanography
  Early Climate
  El Nino and La Nina
  Climate
  Geology
   
  

  Sequence stratigraphy

  Sequence stratigraphy is a relatively new branch of geology that attempts to link prehistoric sea-level changes to sedimentary deposits. The 'sequence' part of the name refers to cyclic sedimentary ... > more
• Vitamin D
  Healthy Aging
  Optics
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Sports Science
   
  

  Ultraviolet

  Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength shorter than that of the visible region, but longer than that of soft X-rays. The Sun emits ultraviolet radiation in the UVA, ... > more
• Mining
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  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
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  Nutrition
   

  Lead poisoning

  Lead poisoning is a condition, also known as plumbism or painter's colic, caused by increased blood serum lead levels. The symptoms of lead poisoning include neurological problems, such as reduced ... > more

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