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  Environmental engineering

  Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improve the environment (air, water, and/or land resources), to provide healthful water, air, and land for human ... > more
• Renewable Energy
  Hazardous Waste
  Energy and the Environment
  Recycling and Waste
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  Radioactive waste

  Radioactive waste is waste type containing radioactive chemical elements that does not have a practical purpose. It is sometimes the product of a nuclear process, such as nuclear fission. The ... > more
• Desert
  Tsunamis
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  Natural Disasters
  Wildfires
   
  

  Beach

  A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body of water. There are several conspicuous parts ... > more
• Geography
  Earthquakes
  Oceanography
  Geology
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
   
  

  Oceanic trench

  The oceanic trenches are hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor. They also are the deepest parts of the ocean floor. Trenches define one of the most important ... > more
• Ozone Holes
  Environmental Issues
  Air Quality
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Atmosphere
   
  

  Ozone

  Ozone (O3) is an allotrope of oxygen, the molecule consisting of three oxygen atoms instead of the more stable diatomic O2. Ozone is a powerful oxidizing agent. It is present in low concentrations ... > more
• Mining
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  Geochemistry
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  Earthquakes
   
  

  Quartz

  Quartz is one of the most common minerals in the Earth's continental crust. It belongs to the hexagonal crystal system, and is made up of silica (SiO2) tetrahedra. Quartz has a hardness of 7 on the ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
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  Natural Disasters
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  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Social effects of Hurricane Katrina

  The impact and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina led to one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the history of the United States. In addition to the over 1,300 fatalities caused by Katrina over ... > more
• Renewable Energy
  Nuclear Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Weapons Technology
  Environmental Science
  Hazardous Waste
   
  

  Nuclear power plant

  A nuclear power plant (NPP) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. Nuclear power plants are base load stations, which work best when the power output is ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Solar Energy
  Renewable Energy
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Energy and Resources
  Sustainability
   
  

  Solar panel

  Solar panels are devices for capturing the energy in sunlight. The term solar panel can be applied to either solar hot water panels (usually used for providing domestic hot water) or solar ... > more
• Evolution
  Evolutionary Biology
  Charles Darwin
  Origin of Life
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  Evolution

  In biology, evolution is the change in the inherited traits of a population from generation to generation. These traits are the expression of genes that are copied and passed on to offspring during ... > more

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