Ozone Depletion Articles

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  Raining animals

  Raining animals is a relatively common meteorological phenomenon, with occurrences reported from many countries throughout history. The animals most likely to drop from the sky in a rainfall are fish ... > more
• Geography
  Ice Ages
  Geology
  Global Warming
  Exotic Species
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  Varve

  A varve is an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock. Terms such as "annually laminated" are synonymous with varve. Of the many rhythmites found in the geological record, varves are one of the ... > more
• Aviation
  Atmosphere
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  Vehicles
  Global Warming
  Floods
   

  Altitude

  Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum. Common datums are mean sea level and the surface of the WGS-84 geoid, used by GPS. In the United States and the UK aviation ... > more
• Hazardous Waste
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  Oil Spills
  Energy and the Environment
   
  

  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
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  Vermicompost

  Vermicompost (or Worm Compost) the process of using earthworms to breakdown kitchen and garden waste, to create a faster than normal composting. Compared to ordinary soil, the earthworm castings (the ... > more
• Fossils
  Paleontology
  Evolution
  Early Mammals
  Dinosaurs
  Charles Darwin
   
  

  Fossil

  Fossils are the mineralized or otherwise preserved remains or traces (such as footprints) of animals, plants, and other organisms. The totality of fossils and their placement in fossiliferous ... > more
• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Exotic Species
  Atmosphere
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  Geomagnetic Storms
   
  

  Volcanic ash

  Volcanic ash consists of very fine rock and mineral particles less than 2 mm in diameter that are ejected from a volcanic vent. Ash is created when solid rock shatters and magma separates into minute ... > more
• Geology
  Nature of Water
  Sports Science
  Atmosphere
  Floods
  Water
   
  

  Sedimentary rock

  Sedimentary rock is one of the three main rock groups (along with igneous and metamorphic rocks) and is formed in four main ways: by the deposition of the weathered remains of other rocks (known as ... > 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
• Air Quality
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  Acid Rain
  Chemistry
   
  

  Sulfur hexafluoride

  Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is a gas whose molecules consist of one sulfur atom and six fluorine atoms. It is colorless, odorless, non-toxic, and non-flammable, and is soluble in water and some other ... > more

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