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- Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range...109 KB (12,338 words) - 19:10, 29 June 2024
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA /ˈnoʊ.ə/ NOH-ə) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting...43 KB (4,235 words) - 16:44, 4 July 2024
- A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as...52 KB (6,545 words) - 23:30, 15 June 2024
- A nor'easter (also northeaster; see below), is a large-scale extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic Ocean. The name derives from the direction...43 KB (2,467 words) - 08:49, 22 May 2024
- A microclimate (or micro-climate) is a local set of atmospheric conditions that differ from those in the surrounding areas, often slightly but sometimes...30 KB (3,745 words) - 18:26, 6 June 2024
- A cold wave (known in some regions as a cold snap, cold spell or Arctic Snap) is a weather phenomenon that is distinguished by a cooling of the air. Specifically...85 KB (11,208 words) - 11:56, 11 July 2024
- Talev Glacier (Bulgarian: Талев ледник, romanized: Talev lednik, IPA: [ˈtalɛf ˈlɛdnik]) is the 4 km long and 2.8 km wide glacier on Barison Peninsula,...3 KB (215 words) - 00:35, 14 June 2023
- Socorro Island (Spanish: Isla Socorro) is a volcanic island in the Revillagigedo Islands, a Mexican possession lying 600 kilometres (370 mi) off the country's...20 KB (1,931 words) - 04:00, 25 June 2024
- Transport in Antarctica has transformed from explorers crossing the isolated remote area of Antarctica by foot to a more open era due to human technologies...12 KB (1,696 words) - 08:01, 6 June 2023
- The 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami (Spanish: Terremoto del 27F) occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February at 03:34:12 local time...141 KB (11,609 words) - 05:23, 13 July 2024
- Oates Land is a region of Antarctica. It is variously defined as a portion of the East Antarctica near the coast stretching along and inland from the Oates...2 KB (256 words) - 09:08, 1 January 2022
- A swell, also sometimes referred to as ground swell, in the context of an ocean, sea or lake, is a series of mechanical waves that propagate along the...21 KB (2,772 words) - 16:25, 6 November 2023
- Livestock's Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and Options is a United Nations report, released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United...16 KB (1,577 words) - 07:57, 6 March 2024
- Pelagic sediment or pelagite is a fine-grained sediment that accumulates as the result of the settling of particles to the floor of the open ocean, far...9 KB (919 words) - 20:09, 1 March 2023
- Michael Barne (15 October 1877 – 31 May 1961) was an officer of the 1901-04 Discovery Expedition. Barne was born at Sotterley Park, Suffolk, the son of...5 KB (519 words) - 20:08, 11 May 2023
- Suchosaurus (meaning "crocodile lizard") is a spinosaurid dinosaur from Cretaceous England and Portugal, originally believed to be a genus of crocodile...17 KB (1,866 words) - 11:08, 7 May 2023
- Asiahesperornis is a prehistoric foot-propelled diving toothed[citation needed] flightless bird genus from the Late Cretaceous. The single known species...3 KB (190 words) - 23:57, 7 July 2022
- Xiyunykus (meaning "western claw"; "xiyu" is Mandarin for "west" and refers to Western China where it was found) is an alvarezsaur from the Early Cretaceous...2 KB (175 words) - 05:43, 18 January 2024
- Luitpold Coast Luitpold Coast (German: Prinzregent-Luitpold-Land) is that portion of the coast of Coats Land extending from the vicinity of Hayes Glacier...3 KB (332 words) - 14:54, 30 May 2023
- The Polar Medal is a medal awarded by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom to individuals who have outstanding achievements in the field of polar research...16 KB (1,591 words) - 08:37, 9 May 2024