Climate change

Climate change

The phenomenon of climate's temperature and rainfall slowly changing year by year.

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Enhanced oil recovery

Natural environment; Climate change

Enhanced oil recovery is the method of increasing the extraction of oil from oil fields by injecting substances such as carbon dioxide and water. The process helps to reduce the amount of carbon ...

Particulate matter that consists of compounds of sulphur formed by the interaction of sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide with other compounds in the atmosphere. sulphate aerosols are injected into ...

Ice core

Natural environment; Climate change

A cylindrical section of ice removed from a glacier or an ice sheet in order to study climate patterns of the past. By performing chemical analyses on the air trapped in the ice, scientists can ...

Nitrogen cycle

Natural environment; Climate change

The natural circulation of nitrogen among the atmosphere, plants, animals, and microorganisms that live in soil and water. Nitrogen takes on a variety of chemical forms throughout the nitrogen cycle, ...

Enteric fermentation

Natural environment; Climate change

Livestock, especially cattle, produce methane as part of their digestion. This process is called enteric fermentation, and it represents one third of the emissions from the agriculture sector.

Hydrosphere

Natural environment; Climate change

The component of the climate system comprising liquid surface and subterranean water, such as: oceans, seas, rivers, fresh water lakes, underground water etc.