Oceanography Articles

• Air Quality
  Environmental Science
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Aerospace
   
  

  Air conditioning

  An air conditioner (AC or air-con) is an appliance or mechanism designed to extract heat from an area using a refrigeration cycle. In construction, a complete system of heating, ventilation and air ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Weather
  Geography
  Natural Disasters
   
  

  Great Hurricane of 1780

  The Great Hurricane of 1780 is considered the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclone of all time. About 22,000 people died when the storm pounded Barbados, Martinique, and Sint Eustatius in the Lesser ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Floods
  Severe Weather
  Construction
  Engineering and Construction
  Sports Science
   
  

  Levee failures in Greater New Orleans, 2005

  In 2005, as a result of Hurricane Katrina, there were extensive failures of the levees and flood walls protecting New Orleans, Louisiana and surrounding communities. There were also extensive ... > more
• Organic Chemistry
  Extreme Survival
  Marine Biology
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Chemistry
   
  

  Oxygen

  Oxygen is a chemical element in the periodic table. It has the symbol O and atomic number 8. The element is the most common on Earth, composing around 46% of the mass of Earth's crust, and is the ... > more
• Hazardous Waste
  Energy and Resources
  Petroleum
  Pollution
  Water
  Oil Spills
   
  

  Methyl tert-butyl ether

  MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether) is a chemical compound that is manufactured by the chemical reaction of methanol and isobutylene. MTBE is produced in very large quantities (more than 200,000 ... > more
• Soil Types
  Rainforests
  Agriculture and Food
  Forest
  Sustainability
  Endangered Plants
   

  Shifting cultivation

  Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which a person uses a piece of land, only to abandon or alter the initial use a short time later. This system often involves clearing of a piece of ... > more
• Sun
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Solar Flare
  Astronomy
  Earth Science
  Geology
   
  

  Solstice

  The summer solstice is an astronomical term regarding the position of the sun in relation to the celestial equator. The summer solstice is the day of the year with the longest daylight period and ... > more
• Trees
  Botany
  Forest
  Nature
  Exotic Species
  Invasive Species
   
  

  Tree

  A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. Though there is no set definition regarding minimum size, the term generally applies to plants at least 6 m (20 ft) high at maturity and, ... > more
• Exotic Species
  Invasive Species
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Trees
   
  

  Kudzu

  Kudzu is a climbing, woody or semi-woody, perennial vine capable of reaching heights of 20 - 30 m (66 - 98 ft) in trees, but also scrambles extensively over lower vegetation. Kudzu is sometimes ... > more
• Recycling and Waste
  Hazardous Waste
  Environmental Science
  Environmental Issues
  Pollution
  Water
   
  

  Sewage treatment

  Sewage treatment is the process that removes the majority of the contaminants from waste-water or sewage and produces both a liquid effluent suitable for disposal to the natural environment and a ... > more

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