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• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Weather
  Geography
  Storms
  Natural Disasters
   
  

  Hurricane Mitch

  Hurricane Mitch was one of the most powerful hurricanes ever observed, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (290 ... > more
• Global Warming
  Ice Ages
  Snow and Avalanches
  Oceanography
  Water
  Climate
   
  

  Glacier

  A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. A glacier is formed by multi-year ice accretion in sloping terrain. Glaciers can be found on ... > 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
• Wildfires
  Natural Disasters
  Rainforests
  Ecology Research
  Forest
  Ecology
   
  

  Wildfire

  A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, brush fire, or bushfire (in Australasia), is an uncontrolled fire often occurring in wildland areas, but which can also consume ... > more
• Geology
  Geography
  Oceanography
  Earth Science
  Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
   
  

  Mid-ocean ridge

  A mid-ocean ridge or mid-oceanic ridge is an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics. This uplifting of the ocean floor occurs when convection currents rise in the mantle beneath the ... > more
• Earth Science
  Geology
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Earthquakes
  Environmental Issues
  Geomagnetic Storms
   
  

  Earth

  Earth often referred to as the Earth, Terra, the World or Planet Earth, is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest. It is also the largest of its ... > more
• Rainforests
  Ecology Research
  Forest
  Nature
  Environmental Science
  Ecology
   
  

  Deforestation

  Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forest land use such as arable land, urban use, logged area or wasteland. Historically, this meant conversion to grassland or to its ... > more
• Tsunamis
  Natural Disasters
  Earthquakes
  Geography
  Earth Science
  Severe Weather
   
  

  2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

  The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, ... > more
• Snow and Avalanches
  Storms
  Severe Weather
  Global Warming
  Water
  Geography
   
  

  Snow

  Snow is precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes. Snow is commonly formed when water vapor undergoes deposition high in the atmosphere at a ... > more
• Geography
  Forest
  Earthquakes
  Water
  Weather
  Global Warming
   
  

  Himalayas

  The Himalayas, also Himalaya, are a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. By extension, it is also the name of the massive mountain system which ... > more
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Renewable Energy
  Sports Science
  Petroleum
  Fossil Fuels
   
  

  Methane

  Methane is a significant and plentiful fuel which is the principal component of natural gas. Burning one molecule of methane in the presence of oxygen releases one molecule of CO2 (carbon dioxide) ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Landslides
  Tsunamis
  Desert
  Early Climate
   
  

  Earthquake liquefaction

  Earthquake liquefaction, often referred to simply as liquefaction, is the process by which saturated, unconsolidated soil or sand is converted into a suspension during an earthquake. The effect on ... > more

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