Category Archives: Environment

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Landslides are simply defined as the mass movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope and have come to include a broad range of motions whereby falling, sliding and flowing under the influence of gravity dislodges earth material. They … Continue reading →

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Air Masses and Anticyclones

Posted on May 3, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

In contrast to depressions, anticyclones only involve one type of air mass which usually cover large areas and do not have any fronts. they are high pressure systems in which the air moves downwards towards the earth’s surface. as the … Continue reading →

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Fog: A ground Level Cloud

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Fog is a cloud in contact with the ground. Fog differs from other clouds only in that fog touches the surface of the Earth. The same cloud that is not fog on lower ground may be fog where it contacts … Continue reading →

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Acid rain: One of the most important environmental problems

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The term acid rain refers to what scientists call acid deposition.  It is caused by airborne acidic pollutants and has highly destructive results. Scientists first discovered acid rain in 1852, when the English chemist Robert Agnus invented the term.  From … Continue reading →

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