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Hurricane Names for 2007
A list of the official hurricane names for 2007. The rotating list of names of hurricanes changes each year; this is the 2007 list of hurricane names from your About.com expert Guide to Geography.
Hurricane Names for 2006
A list of the official hurricane names for 2006.
Hurricane Names for 2005
A list of the official hurricane names for 2005.
Hurricane Names for 2004
A list of the official hurricane names for 2004.
Retired Hurricane Names
A list of hurricane names that have been retired. The list of retired hurricane names includes famous and deadly hurricanes from the past decades.
Floods and Flooding
River and coastal flooding are the most frequently occurring natural disaster and floods are increasing in occurrence more rapidly than any other disaster. This article from Geography at About.com provides an overview of flooding and floods.
Tornado
Everything you ever wanted to know about tornadoes and tornado alley. Tornadoes are the most destructive of any local atmospheric phenomena.
Rivers: From Source to Sea
Rivers provide us with food, energy, recreation, transportation routes, and of course water for irrigation and for drinking. Learn all about rivers from the About.com Guide to Geography.
Measuring Precipitation
Average annual precipitation is a vital piece of climatic data - one that is recorded through a variety of methods. Precipitation (which is most commonly rainfall but also includes snow, hail, sleet, and other forms of water falling to the ground) is measured in units over a given time period.
Summer Solstice
June 21 is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and marks the beginning of summer for the earth north of the equator.
Names for Water Bodies
Find out the similarities (and differences) between different types of water bodies, from your About.com Guide to Geography.
California Earthquake
This page provides clear direction for locating information about California earthquakes that have just occurred or past historical California earthquakes.
Time Zones
Learn about the history and development of time zones worldwide. Time zones are standardized around the world. An overview of time zones from your About.com expert Guide to Geography.
Physical Geography Overview
An overview of the subject of physical geography and its various aspects from your About.com Guide to Geography.
Top 10 Deadliest World Hurricanes Since 1900
A listing of the deadliest hurricanes in the world since the year 1900, a top ten list of the deadliest world hurricanes and cyclones. From your About.com expert Guide to Geography.
Fujita Scale
Ted Fujita developed a scale, called the Fujita Scale, to measure tornado damage that helps us to classify nature's most violent storms. Learn about the Fujita scale from your About.com Guide to Geography.
The Longest Day of the Year
The summer solstice is the longest day in the year but it's not the day of earliest sunrise or sunset - learn more about this intriguing occurrence, from your About.com Guide to Geography.
Erosion
Learn about water, wind, ice, and waves - the agents of erosion that wear away at the surface of the earth, from your About.com Guide to Geography.
Tides
An easy-to-understand overview of how the sun and moon create tides that affect the earth's oceans; includes graphics.
The Four Spheres of the Earth
Learn about the four spheres of the earth - the lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere.
Temperate, Torrid, and Frigid Zones
In one of the first attempts at climate classification, the ancient Greek scholar Aristotle hypothesized that the earth was divided into three types of climatic zones - the temperate, torrid, and frigid zones.
Rain Shadows, Orographic Lifting and Orographic Precipitation
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Karst Topography and Sinkholes
Dangerous sinkholes and beautiful caverns are two results of landscapes known as karst topography. Learn about these features from your About.com Guide to Geography.
Glacier Deposition and Moraines
The rock and soil picked up and transported by glaciers creates new landscapes as it is eventually deposited by melting and retreating glaciers. Learn about deposition and moraines of glaciers.
Soil
An overview of the soil of the lithosphere, from your About.com Guide to Geography.