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Matching Articles"Environment" (Total 16)
Table of Contents
Click on TABLE OF CONTENTS above to access a list of all Natural Environment articles.
Arctic Cordillera Ecozone
Within Labrador, this ecozone occupies the northernmost section.
Boreal Shield Ecozone
The largest ecozone, the Boreal Shield, extends in a broad, U-shape from northern Saskatchewan to Newfoundland.
Climate Applications
The following examples illustrate the use of long-term climate data for siting, design, and operational planning in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Climate Impacts
A look at the impact of climate on human activity in Newfoundland and Labrador
Climate
Like location, climate has been a decisive factor in shaping the Newfoundland and Labrador experience.
Coastal Barrens
This ecoregion is composed of islands, exposed headlands, and protected inlets, from Napaktok Bay south to the Strait of Belle Isle.
Cold Ocean: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web
One very important feature of Newfoundland and Labrador is that the geological boundary of North America lies offshore at the edge of the continental shelf.
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.
Dimension Stone (Building Stone) in Newfoundland and Labrador
Dimension stone includes any natural stone that has been quarried and cut or shaped to specified sizes.
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.
Extreme Climate Impacts
Impacts of climate extremes such as prolonged ice accretion, abnormally cool, wet summers or snow deficient winters, heavy rainfall, etc.
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