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• Tornadoes
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  May 2003 Tornado Outbreak Sequence

  The May 2003 Tornado Outbreak Sequence in the United States was a series of tornado outbreaks that occurred from May 3 to May 11, 2003. There were 401 tornado reports in 19 states, 1,587 reports of ... > more
• Water
  Oceanography
  Marine Biology
  Ecosystems
  Fish
  Geography
   
  

  Seawater

  Seawater is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of approximately 3.5%, or 35 parts per thousand. This means that for every 1 litre (1000 mL) of ... > more
• Marine Biology
  Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Fish
  Invasive Species
  Sea Life
   
  

  Tide pool

  Tide pools (also tidal pools or rock pools) are rocky pools by the ocean that are filled with seawater. Tide pools can either be small and shallow or large and deep. The small ones are usually found ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Alternative Fuels
  Renewable Energy
  Fuel Cells
  Batteries
  Fossil Fuels
   
  

  Fuel cell

  A fuel cell is an electrochemical device similar to a battery, but differing from the latter in that it is designed for continuous replenishment of the reactants consumed; i.e. it produces ... > more
• Sustainability
  Air Pollution
  Environmental Science
  Air Quality
  Pollution
  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Urban planning

  Urban, city, or town planning is the discipline of land use planning which explores several aspects of the built and social environments of municipalities and communities. In the nineteenth ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Air Pollution
  Floods
  Tornadoes
   
  

  1976 Tangshan earthquake

  The Tangshan earthquake of July 28, 1976 is one of the largest earthquakes in loss of life to hit the modern world. The epicentre of the earthquake was near the industrial city of Tangshan in Hebei, ... > more
• Water
  Ecosystems
  Drought Research
  Floods
  Pollution
  Ecology
   

  Brackish water

  Brackish water is water that is saltier than fresh water, but not as salty as sea water. It may result from mixing of seawater with fresh water, as in estuaries, or it may occur as in brackish fossil ... > more
• Floods
  Desert
  Geology
  Water
  Oceanography
  Natural Disasters
   
  

  Sandstone

  Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the earth's ... > more
• Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Sports Science
  Weapons Technology
  Organic Chemistry
  Air Quality
   
  

  Fluorine

  Fluorine is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol F and atomic number 9. Atomic fluorine is univalent and is the most chemically reactive and electronegative of all the ... > more
• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Climate
  Global Warming
  Environmental Issues
  Floods
   

  Climate changes of 535-536

  In the years 535 and 536, several remarkable aberrations in world climate took place. The Byzantine historian Procopius recorded of 536, "during this year a most dread portent took place. For the sun ... > more

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