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• Volcanoes
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  Decade Volcanoes

  The Decade Volcanoes are 16 volcanoes identified by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) as being worthy of particular study in light of their ... > more
• Volcanoes
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  Fossils
  Origin of Life
  Earthquakes
  Earth Science
   

  Supervolcano

  A supervolcano refers to a volcano that produces the largest and most voluminous kinds of eruption on Earth. The actual explosivity of these eruptions varies, but the sheer volume of extruded magma ... > more
• Wildfires
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  Oil Spills
   
  

  Firestorm

  A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system. A firestorm is created as a result of the "chimney effect" as the heat of the original ... > more
• Tsunamis
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  Construction
  Civil Engineering
  Earthquakes
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  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
• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Landslides
  Floods
  Geology
  Tsunamis
   
  

  Pyroclastic flow

  Pyroclastic flows are a common and devastating result of some volcanic eruptions. They are fast-moving fluidized bodies of hot gas, ash and rock (collectively known as tephra) which can travel away ... > more
• Earthquakes
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  Geography
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  1906 San Francisco earthquake

  The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco and the coast of northern California at 5:12am on Wednesday, April 18, ... > more
• Water
  Natural Disasters
  Floods
  Geology
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  Earthquakes
   
  

  Quicksand

  Quicksand is loose, water-logged soil that yields easily to weight or pressure. It can be formed when sand, silt, clay, or other grainy soil is saturated or supersaturated by water flowing from below ... > more
• Earthquakes
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  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
• Geology
  Earth Science
  Atmosphere
  Earthquakes
  Geochemistry
  Natural Disasters
   
  

  Geophysics

  Geophysics, the study of the earth by quantitative physical methods, especially by seismic reflection and refraction, geodesy, gravity, magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic, and radioactivity ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Natural Disasters
  Floods
  Weather
   
  

  Storm surge

  A storm surge is an onshore rush of water associated with a low pressure weather system, typically a tropical cyclone. Storm surge is caused primarily by high winds pushing on the ocean's ... > more

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