Environment

With rising temperatures and changing climates, higher rates of desertification is becoming a major issue in many parts of the world.

May 2, 2017 15:58

Glaciers in the Swiss Alps and elsewhere are melting at an alarming rate due to the effects of global warming.

April 26, 2017 12:25

The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China is the world's deepest.

April 26, 2017 12:20

A gully is a landform resulting from the erosion of soil on the hillside by running water and it typically resembles a small valley or a large ditch.

April 26, 2017 12:13

According to the best estimates of scientists, there are 3,500,000,000,000 (3.5 trillion) fish currently living in the ocean.

April 25, 2017 15:45

Bosnia and Herzegovina's national parks are instrumental in the protection of the biodiversity and cultural heritage of the country.

April 25, 2017 12:31

A playa lake is an ephemeral lakebed, meaning that the lake is filled with water only for transient time periods.

April 25, 2017 12:31

A pingo is a mound of earth-covered ice that can reach up to 230 ft in height, and is found in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the world.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Yardang is a streamlined protuberance carved from bedrock by wind abrasion by dust and sand, and the deflation process.

April 25, 2017 12:31

An atoll is a ring-shaped coral reef partially or completely surrounding a lagoon and is a common oceanic landform found in many parts of the world.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Eco-efficiency is regarded as one of the best tools to promote a transformation from unsustainable development to sustainable development.

April 25, 2017 12:31

The Ramsar sites of DRC are vital in the conservation of wildlife of the country, and provide a safe haven to the rare and endangered flora and fauna of DRC.

April 25, 2017 12:31

An area of open water surrounded by sea ice is called a polynya. Polynyas support a wide variety of marine organisms.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Fertile low-lying grassy plains that are found in sections of the northwest coastlines of Ireland and Scotland are called machairs.

April 25, 2017 12:31

An oasis is an isolated patch of land in a desert surrounding a source of water which allows vegetation to grow.

April 25, 2017 12:31

When sea caves grow landwards and upwards to be exposed at the surface, it results in a blowhole. Water often gushes out of the blowhole with great force.

April 25, 2017 12:31

National Wildlife Refuges are protected areas in the United States managed by the USWS and are meant for the conservation of rare and endangered wildlife.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Angola's reptilian biodiversity is dominated by desert-dwelling species of lizards and snakes.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Often associated with flashfloods, an arroyo is a stream bed or dry creek that temporarily fills and flows after sufficient rainfall.

April 25, 2017 12:31

When magma heats ground or surface water, it results in an explosion of water, steam, rock, and ash, called a phreatic eruption.

April 25, 2017 12:31