Nature
216 verified facts in this category, showing 201–216.
- Mauna Loa volcano rises to 4,170 metres above the Pacific Ocean.
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park contains two of the most active volcanoes in the world: Mauna Loa and Kilauea.
- A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Chile on April 1, 2014, centered 59 miles (95 kilometers) northwest and offshore of Iquique, about 12.5 miles (20.1 kilometers) beneath the Pacific Ocean.
- The Gunnison Sage-Grouse Recovery Module was released in 2020 and is designed to record conservation efforts benefiting Gunnison sage-grouse, a federally listed threatened species.
- Within the United States, North Atlantic right whales are classified as Strategic and Depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
- When glaciers retreat during warmer periods, they leave behind ridges of sediment.
- Falling temperatures near advancing ice cliffs drive cold-weather plant life toward southern latitudes.
- Advancing glaciers reshape landscapes by picking up rocks and soil and eroding hills.
- During La Niña, the U.S. Southwest, central and southern Rockies, Great Plains, and Florida usually experience drier weather.
- Super Typhoon Mangkhut, the strongest storm of 2018 up to that point, produced winds exceeding 165 miles per hour before striking the Philippines on September 15, 2018.
- Bell Island is the largest island in Conception Bay.
- Campbell Island is a subantarctic island.
- Anemones are among the marine species found in the new Chilean marine reserve.
- Meltwater from retreating glaciers fills basins and creates new lakes.
- The IUCN Red List is used to help inform conservation decisions and policy.
- The IUCN Otter Specialist Group bulletin is published in English.