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[[File:Polarlicht 2.jpg|thumb|An [[Aurora (astronomy)|aurora]] is a natural phenomenon.]] |
[[File:Polarlicht 2.jpg|thumb|275px|An [[Aurora (astronomy)|aurora]] is a natural phenomenon.]] |
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A '''natural phenomenon''' is |
A '''natural [[phenomenon]]''' is an observable event which is not man-made. Examples include: [[sunrise]], [[weather]], fog, thunder, tornadoes; biological processes, [[decomposition]], germination; physical processes, wave propagation, [[erosion]]; [[Tide|tidal flow]], and natural disasters such as electromagnetic pulses, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Missy Allen |author2=Michel Peissel |year=1993 | title=Dangerous natural phenomena | url=http://books.google.com/books?isbn=079101794X | publisher=Chelsea House | isbn=079101794X}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | author=William R. Corliss | year=1977| title=Handbook of unusual natural phenomena | url=http://books.google.com/books?isbn=0915554011 | publisher=Sourcebook Project | isbn=0915554011}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Exposure to forces of nature{{Vague|date=December 2014}} resulted in about 214,000 deaths in 2010, up from 31,000 in 1990.<ref name=Loz2012>{{cite journal|author=Rafael Lozano|author2= Mohsen Naghavi|display-authors=1|title=Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010|journal=Lancet|date=December 15, 2012|volume=380|issue=9859|pages=2095–128|pmid=23245604|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61728-0}}</ref> |
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==Types== |
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===Biological=== |
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[[Image:DecayingPeachSmall.gif|frame|right|[[Decomposition]]: a decaying peach over a period of six days. Each frame is approximately 12 hours apart, as the fruit shrivels and becomes covered with [[mold]].]] |
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* [[Decomposition]] – the process by which organic substances are broken down into a much simpler form of matter. |
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* [[Fermentation]] – a [[metabolism|metabolic]] process that converts [[sugar]] to acids, gases and/or [[alcohol]]. It occurs in [[yeast]] and [[bacteria]], but also in oxygen-starved muscle cells, as in the case of [[lactic acid fermentation]]. |
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* Growth |
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* [[Overpopulation|Population explosion]] – overpopulation occurs when a [[population]] of a [[species]] exceeds the [[carrying capacity]] of its [[ecological niche]]. |
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===Chemical=== |
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* [[Crystal growth]] |
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* [[Fire]] |
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* [[Rust]]ing |
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===Geological=== |
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{{Category see also|Earth phenomena}} |
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{{see also|List of geological phenomena}} |
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===Meteorological=== |
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{{see also|Atmospheric phenomenon|List of meteorological phenomena|List of severe weather phenomena|Category:Atmospheric and ocean optics}} |
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File:Dszpics1.jpg|A [[tornado]] on May 3, 1999 in central Oklahoma |
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====Atmospheric optical phenomena==== |
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{{see also|Optical phenomena|Category:Atmospheric optical phenomena}} |
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[[File:Bretagne Finistere Plouhinec 05002.jpg|thumb|A [[sun pillar]] in [[Finistère]], [[Brittany]]]] |
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* [[Aurora]] |
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* [[Crepuscular rays]] |
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* [[Green flash]] |
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* [[Haze]] |
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* [[Ice blink]] |
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* [[Light pillar]] |
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* [[Moonbow]] |
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* [[Moon dog]] |
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* [[Rainbow]] |
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* [[Subsun]] |
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* [[Sun dog]] |
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* [[Sunbow]] |
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* [[Water sky]] |
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===Nuclear=== |
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* [[Elementary particle]] interactions |
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* [[Supernova]] |
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File:Liquid hydrogen bubble chamber photograph of an anti-proton colliding with a proton.jpg|[[Liquid hydrogen]] bubble chamber photograph of an [[anti-proton]] colliding with a [[proton]] |
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===Oceanographic=== |
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==See also== |
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{{Portal|Environment}} |
{{Portal|Environment}} |
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*[[Act of God]] |
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* [[Act of God]] |
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* [[Electrical phenomena]] |
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* [[Materialism]] |
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* [[Midnight sun]] |
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* [[Nature]] |
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* [[Natural environment]] |
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* [[Phenomenology (science)]] |
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* [[Transient lunar phenomenon]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{commons category|Natural phenomena}} |
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