Home›Phenomena›All PhenomenaBrowse ByAll PhenomenaReference and ClassificationDevelopingDiscrete, dated physical events the earth has produced: historical earthquakes and their tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, mass extinction events read from the rock record, notable storms and recurring climate patterns, an ocean current and an ancient submarine landslide. Grouped here by the discipline whose live relationship names each event's primary process, even where a real secondary effect (an eruption's climatic cooling, an earthquake's tsunami) is also attached. Belongs here: a specific, time-bounded event with a real date or date range and a documented cause. Does not belong here: an ongoing physical process without a discrete date or event boundary, held under Processes instead, or an abstract principle or scale used to measure such an event, held under Concepts, even where the two are closely related, such as the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (a Concept) describing the intensity of a historical earthquake (a Phenomenon).All PhenomenaComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)All PhenomenaFilter Results228 entriesPhenomenon FamilyAllAbrupt Climate Events (4)Atmospheric Optical Phenomena (30)Atmospheric Science Concepts (7)Climate Zones and Pressure Belts (4)Daily and Seasonal Light Cycles (13)Deep-Time Climate Events (4)Earthquake Concepts (2)Extreme Weather and Drought (4)Fog, Mist and Haze (10)Great Historical Earthquakes (21)Historical Climate Periods (2)Major Volcanic Eruptions (13)Mass Extinction Events (7)Ocean Currents and Circulation (2)Ocean Surface and Water Column Processes (5)Precambrian Glaciations and Oxygenation (4)Sea Ice and 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Circulation (38)Erosion (1)Faulting (8)Glaciation (8)Mass Wasting (1)Plate Tectonics (3)Sedimentation (1)Subduction (5)The Hydrologic Cycle (2)Thermohaline Circulation (5)Volcanism (23)Type/ClassificationAllAbrupt Climate Events (4)Atmospheric Optical Phenomena (30)Atmospheric Science Concepts (7)Climate Zones and Pressure Belts (4)Daily and Seasonal Light Cycles (13)Deep-Time Climate Events (4)Earthquake Concepts (2)Extreme Weather and Drought (4)Fog, Mist and Haze (10)Great Historical Earthquakes (21)Historical Climate Periods (2)Major Volcanic Eruptions (13)Mass Extinction Events (7)Ocean Currents and Circulation (2)Ocean Surface and Water Column Processes (5)Precambrian Glaciations and Oxygenation (4)Sea Ice and Polar Ocean Phenomena (6)Seasons and Daylight Cycles (7)Storms and Severe Weather (27)Tsunamis, Waves and Ocean Surges (5)Unexplained and Folkloric Lights (18)Upper Atmosphere Phenomena (4)Volcanic and Geothermal Phenomena (3)Wind and Pressure Systems (8)WhereAllAfrica 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