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• Global Warming
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  Iceberg

  An iceberg is a large piece of ice that has broken off from a snow-formed glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water. Since the density of pure water ice is ca. 920 kg/m3, and that of sea ... > more
• Oil Spills
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Water
  Ecosystems
  Global Warming
  Severe Weather
   
  

  Gulf of Mexico

  The Gulf of Mexico is a major body of water bordered and nearly landlocked by North America. Because of the ever increasing amount of nitrogen and phosphates dissolved in the waters of the Gulf of ... > more
• Weather
  Severe Weather
  Rainforests
  Geography
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Acid Rain
   

  Raining animals

  Raining animals is a relatively common meteorological phenomenon, with occurrences reported from many countries throughout history. The animals most likely to drop from the sky in a rainfall are fish ... > more
• Tsunamis
  Natural Disasters
  Severe Weather
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Oceanography
  Weather
   
  

  Rogue wave (oceanography)

  Rogue waves, also known as freak waves, are relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves which can sink even large ships and ocean liners. In oceanography, they are more concisely defined as ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Floods
  Natural Disasters
  Weather
  Oil Spills
   
  

  Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans

  The effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans was catastrophic and long-lasting. The storm, which was the costliest hurricane as well as one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history, made ... > more
• Weather
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Global Warming
  Geomagnetic Storms
   
  

  Weather forecasting

  Weather forecasting is the application of current technology and science to predict the state of the atmosphere for a future time and a given location. Weather forecasts are made by collecting as ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Accident and Trauma
  Natural Disasters
  Sports Medicine
  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
• Tsunamis
  Natural Disasters
  Earth Science
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Geology
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
   
  

  Tide

  Tides are the cyclic rising and falling of Earth's ocean surface caused by the tidal forces of the Moon and the Sun acting on the Earth. Tides cause changes in the depth of the sea, and also produce ... > more
• Desert
  Geography
  Floods
  Oceanography
  Renewable Energy
  Earth Science
   
  

  Dune

  In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by eolian processes. Bare dunes are subject to shifting location and size based on their interaction with the wind. The "valley" or trough ... > more
• Air Quality
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Environmental Science
  Environmental Issues
  Acid Rain
   
  

  Air pollution

  Air pollution is a broad term applied to any chemical, physical (particulate matter), or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. The atmosphere is a complex, ... > more

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