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  Hurricane Mitch

  Hurricane Mitch was one of the most powerful hurricanes ever observed, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (290 ... > more
• Geology
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  Geophysics

  Geophysics, the study of the earth by quantitative physical methods, especially by seismic reflection and refraction, geodesy, gravity, magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic, and radioactivity ... > more
• Snow and Avalanches
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  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
• Global Warming
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  Global warming controversy

  The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans on global climate and about what policies should be implemented to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate ... > more
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  Infiltration (hydrology)

  Infiltration is the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil. Infiltration is governed by two forces, gravity, and capillary action. While smaller pores offer greater resistance ... > more
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  Catastrophe modeling

  Catastrophe modeling (also known as cat modeling) is the process of using computer-assisted calculations to estimate the losses that could be sustained by a portfolio of properties due to a ... > more
• Snow and Avalanches
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  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
• Earth Science
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  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
• Tornadoes
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  April 6-8, 2006 Tornado Outbreak

  The April 6-8, 2006 Tornado Outbreak was a major tornado outbreak in the Central and parts of the Southern United States that began on April 6, 2006 and continued until April 8 across at least 13 ... > more
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  List of major natural disasters in the United States

  This is a list of major natural disasters in the United ... > more

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