(Encyclopedia) sea, term used as synonymous with ocean, or a subdivision of an ocean (Caribbean Sea, Yellow Sea), or erroneously designating a large salt lake (Caspian Sea, Dead Sea, Aral Sea).
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hurricanes are severe tropical storms that form in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the eastern Pacific Ocean.…
(Encyclopedia) Fallingwater, Bear Run, Pa., house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Fallingwater (1936–39) is an architectural tour de force of Wright's organic philosophy, whereby a building should be…
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Crisis in the Ocean: How Technology Can Help Earth Day Recycling Facts What Is the Environment? Global Warming The Greenhouse Gas Effect Earth Timeline: How People Have…
COASTAL EROSIONSEA-LEVEL CHANGEFIND OUT MORECoasts, which form the boundary between land and ocean, receive a constant battering from the wind and waves. In calm weather, the water merely…
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WHAT IS OVERFISHING? WHAT METHODS ARE USED BY THE FISHING INDUSTRY? FIND OUT MOREFish are an important food, so fishing is a major industry in many countries. However, overfishing has resulted in…
