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• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Earthquakes
  Caving
  Geography
  Geology
   
  

  Mount Etna

  Mount Etna is an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. It is the largest active volcano in Europe, currently standing about 3,350 m (10,991 ft) high, though it ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Geography
  Weather
  Natural Disasters
   
  

  Hurricane Hazel

  Hurricane Hazel was the worst hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the worst hurricanes of the 20th century. Hazel killed as many as 1,000 people in Haiti before striking the ... > more
• Organic Chemistry
  Extreme Survival
  Marine Biology
  Healthy Aging
  Chemistry
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Oxygen

  Oxygen is a chemical element in the periodic table. It has the symbol O and atomic number 8. The element is the most common on Earth, composing around 46% of the mass of Earth's crust, and is the ... > more
• Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Earth Science
  Natural Disasters
  Forest
  Atmosphere
  Earthquakes
   
  

  Tunguska event

  The Tunguska event was an explosion that occurred at 60 degrees 55'N 101degrees 57'E, near the Podkamennaya (Under Rock) Tunguska River, in what is now Evenk Autonomous Okrug, at 7:17 AM on June 30, ... > more
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Weather
  Environmental Issues
  Ice Ages
  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Climate

  The climate is the weather averaged over a long period of time. Weather is the combination of events in the atmosphere and climate is the overall accumulated weather in a certain location. Over ... > more
• Fuel Cells
  Alternative Fuels
  Air Quality
  Organic Chemistry
  Fossil Fuels
  Energy and the Environment
   
  

  Methanol

  Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol or wood alcohol, is a chemical compound with chemical formula CH3OH. It is the simplest alcohol, and is a light, volatile, colourless, tasteless, flammable, ... > more
• Thermodynamics
  Nature of Water
  Energy and the Environment
  Sports Science
  Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
   
  

  Temperature

  Temperature is the physical property of a system which underlies the common notions of "hot" and "cold"; the material with the higher temperature is said to be hotter. Physically, temperature is a ... > more
• Air Pollution
  Acid Rain
  Geochemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Soil Types
  Organic
   
  

  Nitrogen

  Nitrogen is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol N and atomic number 7. Nitrogen constitutes 78 percent of Earth's atmosphere and is a constituent of all living tissues. ... > more
• Air Pollution
  Acid Rain
  Geochemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Air Quality
  Healthy Aging
   

  Nitrogen oxide

  NOx is a generic term for the various nitrogen oxides produced during combustion. They are believed to aggravate asthmatic conditions, react with the oxygen in the air to produce ozone, which is also ... > more
• Mining
  Pollution
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Nutrition
   

  Lead poisoning

  Lead poisoning is a condition, also known as plumbism or painter's colic, caused by increased blood serum lead levels. The symptoms of lead poisoning include neurological problems, such as reduced ... > more

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