Matching Articles"Environment" (Total 42)

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  • Arctic Cordillera Ecozone
    Within Labrador, this ecozone occupies the northernmost section.
  • Avalanches
    Avalanches involve the rapid downslope movement of snow or ice, with or without sediment and rock.
  • Avalon Forest
    The Avalon Forest ecoregion is located in the interior of the Avalon Peninsula.
  • The Battery - A Case Study
    The Battery lies under the slopes of Signal Hill in St. John's. Evidence indicates that rockfall is frequent in this area...
  • Strait of Belle Isle
    The Strait of Belle Isle ecoregion occupies the northern tip of the Northern Peninsula. It is characterized by cool summers and cold winters.
  • Boreal Shield Ecozone
    The largest ecozone, the Boreal Shield, extends in a broad, U-shape from northern Saskatchewan to Newfoundland.
  • Central Newfoundland
    An article on the Central Newfoundland ecoregion which covers the north-central part of the island of Newfoundland.
  • Coastal Barrens
    This ecoregion is composed of islands, exposed headlands, and protected inlets, from Napaktok Bay south to the Strait of Belle Isle.
  • Coastal Erosion
    A look at erosion along Newfoundland's coasts.
  • Costs Table of Geological Hazards
    Table of the Costs of Newfoundland and Labrador's Geological Hazards
  • Costs of Geological Hazards
    Estimating the cost of geological hazards is extremely difficult.
  • Drainage Basins
    A drainage basin, or catchment as it is also called, is the part of the land surface that is drained by a single river system.
  • Eagle Plateau
    The Eagle Plateau ecoregion comprises the Mealy Mountains and an area south of Lake Melville in southern Labrador.
  • Ecoregions of Labrador
    An interactive map showing the twelve ecoregions of Labrador
  • Ecoregions of Newfoundland
    A look at the the three ecozones of the island of Newfoundland: Southern Boreal, Middle Boreal and Northern Boreal.
  • Ecozones of Newfoundland and Labrador
    Newfoundland and Labrador can be divided into three ecozones: Artic Cordillera, Tiaga Shield, and Boreal Shield.
  • Flood Risk Zones
    Flood risk zone maps have been prepared for sixteen communities in the province most prone to flooding.
  • Coastal Flooding
    Coastal Flooding--Natural Environment--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web
  • Fresh Water Environment
    The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has ample fresh water, the source of which is abundant precipitation.
  • Other Geological Events
    How sinkholes and other geological events impacet Newfoundland and Labrador's environment.

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