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Central Marshes (Iraq) — The Central or Qurna Marshes were a large complex of wetlands in Iraq that were part of the Tigris Euphrates river system, along with the Huwaizah and Hammar Marshes. Formerly covering an area of around 3000 square kilometres, they were almost… … Wikipedia
Hammar Marshes — The Hammar Marshes were a large complex of wetlands in Iraq that were part of the Tigris Euphrates river system, along with the Huwaizah and Central Marshes. The Hammar Marshes formerly covered an area of 2,800 square kilometres of permanent… … Wikipedia
Cambrian explosion — The Cambrian explosion or Cambrian radiation was the seemingly rapid appearance of most major groups of complex animals around Ma|530, as evidenced by the fossil record. [http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cambrian/camb.html The Cambrian Period] ]… … Wikipedia
United States rainfall climatology — The characteristics of United States rainfall climatology differ significantly across the United States and its possessions. Late summer and fall extratropical cyclones bring a majority of the precipitation which falls across western, southern,… … Wikipedia
Alan Rankle — is a British artist, born in Oldham, Lancashire, England in 1952. He studied at Rochdale School of Art (1968 70), and Goldsmiths College (1970 73). He is one of the leading artists of his generation to explore social and environmental issues of… … Wikipedia
Risks to the Glen Canyon Dam — Glen Canyon Dam viewed from inside lower Glen Canyon The Glen Canyon Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona, has been associated with a large amount of risk, most notably the risk of its siltation and failure … Wikipedia
Paleontology — Palaeontology redirects here. For the scientific journal, see Palaeontology (journal). Paleontology studies the entire history of life on Earth. Paleontology (pronounced /ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒi/; British: palaeontology; from Greek: παλαιός… … Wikipedia
Europa (moon) — Europa Europa s trailing hemisphere in approximate natural color. The prominent crater in the lower right is Pwyll and the darker regions are areas where Europa s primarily water ice surface has a higher mineral content. Imaged on September 7,… … Wikipedia
Coral — For other uses, see Coral (disambiguation). Coral Pillar coral, Dendrogyra cylindricus Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Arkarua — Taxobox fossil range = Ediacaran regnum = incertae sedis name = Arkarua genus = Arkarua species = A. adami Arkarua is a small, Precambrian disk like fossil with a raised center, a number of radial ridges on the rim, and a five pointed central… … Wikipedia