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• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Early Climate
  Earth Science
  Geology
   
  

  Earthquake

  An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are accordingly measured with a seismometer, commonly known as a ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Solar Energy
  Renewable Energy
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Environmental Science
  Graphene
   
  

  Solar cell

  A solar cell (or a "photovoltaic" cell) is a device that converts photons from the sun (solar light) into electricity. In general, a solar cell that includes both solar and nonsolar sources of light ... > more
• Fossils
  Environmental Policy
  Extinction
  Ice Ages
  Origin of Life
  Early Climate
   
  

  Cambrian

  The Cambrian is a major division of the geologic timescale that begins about 542 Ma (million years ago) at the end of the Proterozoic eon and ended about 488.3 Ma with the beginning of the Ordovician ... > more
• Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Sports Science
  Nuclear Energy
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Chernobyl disaster

  The Chernobyl disaster was an accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on April 26, 1986 at 01:23 a.m., consisting of an explosion at the plant and subsequent radioactive contamination of the ... > more
• Tornadoes
  Severe Weather
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Natural Disasters
  Storms
  Climate
   
  

  Easter Week 2006 Tornado Outbreak Sequence

  The Easter Week 2006 Tornado Outbreak Sequence was a tornado outbreak sequence during the days leading up to Easter and continued into the first week after Easter. It was the third major outbreak of ... > 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
• Geography
  Geology
  Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Earth Science
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
   
  

  Orogeny

  Orogeny is the process of mountain building, and may be studied as a tectonic structural event, as a geographical event and a chronological event, in that orogenic events cause distinctive structural ... > more
• Oil Spills
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Hazardous Waste
  Fisheries
  Marine Biology
   
  

  Exxon Valdez

  Exxon Valdez was the original name of an oil tanker owned by the former Exxon Corporation. It gained widespread infamy after the March 24, 1989 oil spill in which the tanker hit Prince William ... > more
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policy
  Geography
  Environmental Science
   

  Scientific opinion on climate change

  Various prominent bodies have commented on global warming, most notably the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). National and international scientific groups have issued statements both ... > 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

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