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March 2011 Current Events: Disasters & Science News
World News | U.S. News Here are the key events in Science and Disasters news for the month of March 2011. Hawaiian Volcano Erupts (March 7): The Kilauea Volcano, thought to be one of the most…World Heritage Sites in the United States
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has identified 878 World Heritage sites that it considers of “outstanding universal value.“ In the United States…2008 Year in Review - Science News
Top events for the nation and the world Science 2008 Science Milestones, 2008 New Lab on ISS • Polar Bears Listed as a Threatened Species • Reducing Greenhouse…Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of September 27, 2021
It’s been a busy week, from divisive Covid mandates to prison riots in Ecuador. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top five stories of the week.…Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of October 11, 2021
It’s been a busy week, from low voter turnout in Iraq to absolute violence across the globe. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top five stories of the…Homework Helper Fun Facts: Geography
Geography Countries of the World U.S. States U.S. Cities World Geography The Continents World Land Areas and Elevations Continental Drift and Plate-Tectonics Theory Volcanoes of…Searching and Browsing Infoplease
Search Simple Search To search, simply type the words you want to look up in the search box above and click the "Search" button. This will search all of the Infoplease Almanacs®, plus the…October 2005 Disasters
Oct. 1, El Salvador: Ilamatepec volcano, the highest in El Salvador, erupted, killing 2. Thousand evacuated the area as boiling water poured down the slopes and a column of ash reached 50,000…subsidence
(Encyclopedia) subsidence, lowering of a portion of the earth's crust. The subsidence of land areas over time has resulted in submergence by shallow seas (see oceans). Land subsidence can occur…Quito
(Encyclopedia) QuitoQuitokēˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 1,100,847), N central Ecuador, capital of Ecuador and of Pichincha prov. After Guayaquil it is Ecuador's largest city. The setting of Quito is…