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15 hours ago · A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently for years or decades or seasonally for a shorter periods. Flooding results in oxygen-poor ( anoxic) processes taking place, especially in the soils. [1] Wetlands are different from other land forms or water bodies due to their aquatic plants adapted to ...
15 hours ago · Stunning before-and-after photos of Big Bear Lake underscored the power of nature to resolve drought conditions. The seesaw has bounced up firmly this year, with the Southern California lake rising almost 4.5 feet since January, reaching 68.5 feet in May. In 2022, the lake was at just 55 feet from July to October and then dropped further.
15 hours ago · Dymaxion world map with continental landmasses (I,II,III,IV) and largest islands (1–30) roughly to scale. This list of islands by area includes all islands in the world larger than 2,500 km 2 (970 sq mi) and most of the islands over 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi), sorted in descending order by area.
15 hours ago · Some climate change effects: wildfire caused by heat and dryness, bleached coral caused by ocean acidification and heating, environmental migration caused by desertification, and coastal flooding caused by storms and sea level rise. Effects of climate change are well documented and growing for Earth's natural environment and human societies. Changes to the climate system include an overall ...
15 hours ago · New Caledonia (/ ˌ k æ l ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / ⓘ KAL-ih-DOH-nee-ə; French: Nouvelle-Calédonie [nuvɛl kaledɔni] ⓘ) is a sui generis collectivity of overseas France in the southwest Pacific Ocean, south of Vanuatu, about 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia, and 17,000 km (11,000 mi) from Metropolitan France.
- 18,576 km² (7,172 sq mi)
15 hours ago · Rochester, New York is the ninth-largest city in the Northeast and the 112th-largest city in the United States. It had a population of 211,328 in 2020. The Rochester metro has a population of 1,090,135. Worcester, Massachusetts is the tenth-largest city in the Northeast and the 114th-largest city in the United States.
15 hours ago · The following is a list of California locations by race . According to 2010 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, people of White ancestry were the dominant racial group in California, comprising 61.8 percent of its population of 36,969,200. The county with the highest percentage of White residents was Nevada County (93.4 percent).
