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• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Fossils
  Origin of Life
  Earthquakes
  Earth Science
   

  Supervolcano

  A supervolcano refers to a volcano that produces the largest and most voluminous kinds of eruption on Earth. The actual explosivity of these eruptions varies, but the sheer volume of extruded magma ... > more
• Air Quality
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Natural Disasters
  Environmental Science
  Tsunamis
   

  List of disasters

  This is a list of world disasters, both natural and man-made. A disaster is a natural or man-made event that negatively affects life, property, livelihood or industry, often resulting in permanent ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Weather
  Storms
  Climate
  Geography
   
  

  Labor Day Hurricane of 1935

  The Labor Day Hurricane was a very compact, intense hurricane that formed in the North Atlantic during August 1935. It remains the strongest hurricane on record to have struck the United States, and ... > more
• Weather
  Climate
  Global Warming
  Environmental Issues
  Severe Weather
  Earth Science
   

  Climate model

  Climate models use quantitative methods to simulate the interactions of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface, and ice. They are used for a variety of purposes from study of the dynamics of the ... > more
• Air Quality
  Environmental Science
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Aerospace
   
  

  Air conditioning

  An air conditioner (AC or air-con) is an appliance or mechanism designed to extract heat from an area using a refrigeration cycle. In construction, a complete system of heating, ventilation and air ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Petroleum
  Energy and Resources
  Environmental Science
  Oil Spills
   
  

  Biodiesel

  Biodiesel refers to a diesel-equivalent, processed fuel derived from biological sources. Though derived from biological sources, it is a processed fuel that can be readily used in diesel-engined ... > more
• Tornadoes
  Severe Weather
  Climate
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Natural Disasters
  Storms
   
  

  Iowa Tornado Outbreak of November 2005

  The Iowa Tornado Outbreak of November 2005 was a large and exceptionally rare late autumn season tornado outbreak on the afternoon and evening of November 12, 2005 all throughout the state but ... > more
• Geology
  Earth Science
  Earthquakes
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Natural Disasters
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Continental crust

  The continental crust is the layer of granitic, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks which form the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves. It is ... > more
• Global Warming
  Environmental Issues
  Climate
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Atmosphere
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Greenhouse effect

  The greenhouse effect is the process in which the emission of infrared radiation by the atmosphere warms a planet's surface. The name comes from an analogy with the warming of air inside a greenhouse ... > more
• Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Mars
  Solar System
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Earth Science
   
  

  Meteorite

  A meteorite is a small extraterrestrial body that impacts the Earth's surface. While in space they are called meteoroids, and while falling through Earth's atmosphere they are called meteors. These ... > more

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