Mountain sickness

Article Abstract:

High-altitude pulmonary edema and similar altitude-related illnesses are often preventable, although they can be lethal. Physiological effects of hypoxia are described, and information about the prevention and treatment of altitude-related illnesses is provided.

Physiological aspects, Hypoxia, Anoxia, Mountain sickness, Altitude sickness

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Mountain belts and the supercontinent cycle

Article Abstract:

The continents assemble into a single land-mass on Earth every 500 million years. The tectonic interactions associated with such super-continents show a new way to look at the origin of mountain belts. The last single land-mass occurred 180 million years ago.

Gondwana (Geology), Gondwana, Continental drift, Pangea (Geology), Pangaea

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Can nuclear waste be stored safely at Yucca Mountain; studies of the mountain's history and geology can contribute useful insights but not unequivocal conclusions

Article Abstract:

The US government has spent about $1.7 million on studies to determine whether it is safe to store nuclear waste in caverns below Yucca Mountain, which lies in southern Nevada. The conclusions of the research are discussed.

Risk assessment, Waste management, Nevada, Storage, Radioactive wastes, Radioactive waste disposal, Yucca Mountain (Nevada)

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