A phenomenon in which areas that typically received greater amounts of precipitation become drier and take on characteristics more prevalent in desert climates.
A logarithmic scale that measure seismic disturbances from 1 to 10.
Name given to informal settlements in Lima, Peru.
Storms that develop over warm seas and ocean and then move across the surface of the globe that can generate high winds, tidal surges and heavy rain.
When water is too warm coral will eject the algae in their tissues making them turn white. It is a sign of stress and an indicator of poor health and even the death of the coral.
A storm arising over warm sea water that produces heavy rainfall and punishing winds The terms 'hurricane' and 'cyclone' are also used.
The growing political cooperation between states and their greater use of transnational organizations and global nongovernment organizations.
The ability to meet the needs of the present without destroying the needs of the future.
The global exchange of plants and animals unique to either the Old World or the New World.
A term describing how material becomes a resource when it is valued and traded, has a price equivalent, and it enters the arena of things bought and sold.
A seasonal wind in South East Asia that blows from land to sea in October to May (dry monsoon ) and from sea to land on May to September bringing rain (wet monsoon).
A gas produced from the burning of carbon. The increasing amount in the atmosphere is responsible for climate change.
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