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  • Thumbnail for Ichnotaxon
    An ichnotaxon (plural ichnotaxa) is "a taxon based on the fossilized work of an organism", i.e. the non-human equivalent of an artifact. Ichnotaxon comes...
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  • Whillans Ice Stream (83°40′S 145°00′W / 83.667°S 145.000°W / -83.667; -145.000) is a glaciological feature of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, formerly...
    4 KB (480 words) - 18:43, 5 May 2023
  • In chronostratigraphy, a stage is a succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic timescale, which usually represents millions of...
    6 KB (732 words) - 21:38, 22 June 2023
  • Thumbnail for Adirondack (Mars)
    Adirondack is the nickname for Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's first target rock. Scientists chose Adirondack to be Spirit's first target rock after considering...
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  • Thumbnail for Fossil fuel divestment
    Fossil fuel divestment or fossil fuel divestment and investment in climate solutions is an attempt to reduce climate change by exerting social, political...
    143 KB (14,748 words) - 18:40, 21 March 2024
  • Demmitt is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1. It is located on Highway 43, approximately 77 kilometres (48 mi)...
    3 KB (114 words) - 02:26, 14 May 2022
  • Various energy conservation measures are taken in the United Kingdom. Much of the emphasis in energy debates tends to focus on the supply side of the issue...
    19 KB (2,262 words) - 05:57, 9 March 2024
  • The Renewables Obligation (RO) is designed to encourage generation of electricity from eligible renewable sources in the United Kingdom. It was introduced...
    22 KB (2,599 words) - 06:35, 6 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Weather of 2022
    The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2022. The year began with a La Niña. There were several natural disasters...
    168 KB (13,348 words) - 07:20, 28 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tornadoes of 2015
    This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2015. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States...
    119 KB (10,862 words) - 01:53, 24 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tropical Storm Jangmi (2014)
    Tropical Storm Jangmi (pronounced [tɕaŋ.mi]), known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Seniang, was a weak but destructive tropical cyclone that impacted...
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  • Thumbnail for Geology of solar terrestrial planets
    The geology of solar terrestrial planets mainly deals with the geological aspects of the four terrestrial planets of the Solar System – Mercury, Venus...
    44 KB (5,594 words) - 23:49, 12 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for 2013 Buenos Aires train crash
    The Buenos Aires train crash occurred on October 19, 2013 when a passenger train failed to stop at a terminal station in Buenos Aires, Argentina, injuring...
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  • This is a list of earthquakes in 2000. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable...
    37 KB (3,997 words) - 00:43, 4 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Plug-in electric vehicles in Canada
    The stock of plug-in electric passenger cars in Canada in use totaled 141,060 units at the end of 2019, consisting of 78,680 all-electric cars and 62,380...
    21 KB (1,632 words) - 18:56, 2 June 2023
  • Solid waste policy in the United States is aimed at developing and implementing proper mechanisms to effectively manage solid waste. For solid waste policy...
    48 KB (5,366 words) - 22:51, 16 January 2023
  • Global weather activity of 2009 profiles the major worldwide storms, including blizzards, tornadoes, ice storms, tropical cyclones and other meteorogical...
    117 KB (12,839 words) - 18:07, 6 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Forestry in Ghana
    Forests cover about one-third of Ghana's total area, with commercial forestry concentrated in the southern parts of Ghana. There were about 220 lumber...
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  • Thumbnail for Deforestation in Papua New Guinea
    Deforestation in Papua New Guinea has been extensive and in recent decades from 2001 to 2020, Papua New Guinea (PNG) lost 1.57Mha of tree cover, equivalent...
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  • The Danish Nature Agency (Danish: Naturstyrelsen) is part of the Ministry of Environment (Danish: Miljøministeriet), and deals with a number of tasks in...
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