Ozone Depletion Articles

• Pollution
  Water
  Ecology
  Acid Rain
  Air Pollution
  Sustainability
   
  

  Eutrophication

  Eutrophication is the enrichment of an ecosystem with chemical nutrients, typically compounds containing nitrogen, phosphorus, or both. Eutrophication can be a natural process in lakes, occurring as ... > more
• Snow and Avalanches
  Natural Disasters
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Weather
  Geography
   
  

  Avalanche

  An avalanche is a slide of a large snow (or rock) mass down a mountainside, caused when a buildup of snow is released down a slope, and is one of the major dangers faced in the mountains in ... > more
• Oceanography
  Water
  Floods
  Geography
  Global Warming
  Desert
   
  

  Sediment

  Sediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of water or other liquid. ... > more
• Global Warming
  Ice Ages
  Snow and Avalanches
  Oceanography
  Water
  Climate
   
  

  Glacier

  A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. A glacier is formed by multi-year ice accretion in sloping terrain. Glaciers can be found on ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Floods
  Severe Weather
  Construction
  Sports Science
  Civil Engineering
   
  

  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
• Snow and Avalanches
  Storms
  Severe Weather
  Global Warming
  Water
  Geography
   
  

  Snow

  Snow is precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes. Snow is commonly formed when water vapor undergoes deposition high in the atmosphere at a ... > more
• Recycling and Waste
  Hazardous Waste
  Environmental Science
  Environmental Issues
  Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
   
  

  Landfill

  Landfill is a waste disposal site for the deposit of the waste onto or into land. Most modern landfills require a minimum of one containment ... > more
• Landslides
  Natural Disasters
  Volcanoes
  Snow and Avalanches
  Geology
  Earth Science
   
  

  Landslide

  A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes, and shallow debris ... > more
• Air Quality
  Forest
  Global Warming
  Geochemistry
  Climate
  Pollution
   

  Activated carbon

  Activated carbon (also called activated charcoal) is the more general term which includes carbon material mostly derived from charcoal. It denotes a material which has an exceptionally high surface ... > 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

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