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Flooding Explained: Types, Causes and Examples
Flooding is the most common natural hazard that occurs in the world. Researchers estimate that sediments and soils from floods cover some 72% of the surface of the Earth. Perhaps the Yellow River in...
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Effects of flooding: Positive, Negative, Examples
Effects of flooding can be both positive and negative. For millennia, people have settled near rivers and lakes because water is easily accessible and the soil is fertile. Back in the days though,...
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Wildfires Explained: Types, Causes and Examples
Wildfires are unique among the natural hazards that affect human communities and ecosystems. In fact, they are one of nature’s oldest phenomena. They date back more than 350 million years when trees...
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Effects of wildfires: Positive, Negative, Examples
Effects of wildfires can be both positive and negative. Wildfires are natural events that have shaped our natural environment. In the past, fire regimes occurred every 5-30 years creating a mosaic of...
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Snow Avalanches Explained: Types, Causes and Examples
Snow avalanches are natural hazards that typically take place on snow-covered mountains. They generally occur at any time of the year, but December to April is the most risky period. Snow avalanches...
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Effects of Snow Avalanches: Positive, Negative, Examples
Effects of snow avalanches can be both positive and negative. Snow avalanches occur when snow, sometimes together with debris, rush downhill. It is a natural phenomenon in snow-covered mountainous...
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Plastic Pollution Explained: Causes, Effects, Solutions
Plastic pollution has become a ubiquitous issue all around the world in the last decade. We find plastic everywhere: on the land, in rivers and oceans. If this trend continues, there might be more...
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Droughts Explained: Types, Causes and Examples
Droughts are episodes of beyond normal dry seasons. They can occur due to natural reasons like a lack of rainfall or because of human activities like damming rivers. As it is, archaeologists declare...
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Effects of Droughts: Positive, Negative, Examples
Effects of droughts can be both positive and negative. Of all the natural hazards that occurred in the 20th century, droughts had the worst effects on human populations. Droughts affect around 55...
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Volcanic Eruptions: Positive and Negative Effects
Volcanic eruptions are spectacular natural phenomena. They produce mesmerizing fire fountains, explosive cloud ashes, and splendid lava flows. These hot bursts typically reflect what is happening...
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