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• Petroleum
  Fossil Fuels
  Energy and the Environment
  Rainforests
  Air Quality
  Chemistry
   
  

  Natural gas

  Natural gas, commonly referred to as gas, is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. It is found in oil fields and natural gas fields, as well as—in smaller quantities—in ... > more
• Global Warming
  Forest
  Air Quality
  Climate
  Rainforests
  Geochemistry
   
  

  Carbon dioxide sink

  A carbon dioxide (CO2) sink is a carbon reservoir that is increasing in size, and is the opposite of a carbon "source". The main natural sinks are the oceans and plants and other organisms that use ... > more
• Snow and Avalanches
  Natural Disasters
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Weather
  Geography
   
  

  Avalanche

  An avalanche is a slide of a large snow (or rock) mass down a mountainside, caused when a buildup of snow is released down a slope, and is one of the major dangers faced in the mountains in ... > more
• Pollution
  Pests and Parasites
  Environmental Policy
  Environmental Issues
  Geography
  Nature
   
  

  DDT

  DDT was the first modern pesticide and is arguably the most well known organic pesticide. Overall, it is known that DDT concentrates in biological systems (particularly in body fat), that it is a ... > more
• Botany
  Sports Science
  Sea Life
  Ecology Research
  Invasive Species
  Marine Biology
   
  

  Algae

  Algae (singular alga) encompass several different groups of living organisms that capture light energy through photosynthesis, converting inorganic substances into simple sugars using the captured ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Accident and Trauma
  Natural Disasters
  Sports Medicine
  Weather
   
  

  Hurricane Katrina

  Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. It was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the third-strongest ... > more

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