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The CalEnergy Salton Sea Geothermal plant. Though one of the largest in the world, it is still second in the U.S. state of California.

Largest Geothermal Power Plants In The World

Ranked in terms of electricity generation capacity, these plants make the best of the earth's warm subterranean gifts.

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Three Gorges Dam along the Yangtze River in the Chinese Province of Hubei. It has the largest installed hydroelectric generation capacity of any dam in the world.

Largest Hydroelectric Power Plants In The World

Ranked in terms of installed electricity generation capacity, China has 4 of the top 10.

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Polluted seas, rivers, wetlands, and coastlines don't bode well for the threatened fish species of our planet.

Countries With The Most Threatened Fish Species

With the US and Mexico at 1st and 3rd, respectively, much work needs to be done to ensure the integrity of North America's aquatic ecosystems.

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Deforestation-related habitat loss due to human activities, shown here on Borneo, is a major threat to mammals across Indonesia.

Countries With The Most Threatened Mammal Species

Human population growth and reckless economic development activities have left Indonesia well ahead of the rest of the world in this field.

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As in most parts of the world listed herein, Ecuador's flora is most threatened by human activities.

Countries With The Most Threatened Plant Species

As human activities come into conflict with biodiversity both on the mainland and on islands, Ecuador now has 1,848 threatened plant species, per IUCN data.

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The Gastornis, or Terror Bird, was populous during the Eocene epoch.

Epochs In World History Since The Extinction Of The Dinosaurs

Since the Late Cretaceous Extinction events, we have seen the rise of man and mammals to dominate the earth.

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Dating back more than 3 billion years to the Paleoarchean Era, the Barberton Mountains, in South Africa's Mpumalanga region, are thought to be the world's oldest

Geological Eras In World History

Catastrophically devastating events set the boundaries between many of these Eras.

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Volcanic activity dominated much of the earth's surface during the Hadean Eon. This is also when the Moon formed, and the earth began to cool significantly.

Eons In Earth's Geological Record

In this article, we take a look back into the Earth's geological history. Waaaaaaaaaaaay back!

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The Abernethy Forest (pictured) is one of the several remaining fragments of the once massive Caledonian Forest.

What Was The Caledonian Forest?

This massive old growth forest used to cover much of Scotland. Today, it is unfortunately largely fragmented, and threatened with outright destruction.

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The Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant in a canyon of Siberia's mighty River Yenisei.

The Yenisei River

The Yenisei is a member of a triumvirate of massive Siberian rivers that discharge into the Arctic Ocean.

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The Ucayali River

The Ucayali Rivers runs 907 miles through the South American nation of Peru, making it one of the longest in the country.

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A stretch of the iconically steep descent of the Apurimac.

The Apurimac River

The Apurimac River is one of the major rivers of the South American nation of Peru.

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The Jefferson River

The Jefferson River courses along 83 miles in the US state of Montana. It is one of the state's major rivers.

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The Angara River

The Angara River courses through an 1,105 mile-long stretch in the Eurasian nation of Russia.

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The Selenga River

We delve into the Selenga River of Mongolia and Russia, where both share its resources and are each partly responsible for their misuse.

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The Ob River

The Ob River courses along a distance of 2,268 miles in the Russian Federation before discharging into Arctic waters.

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The Parana River

In the South American nations of Brazil, Argentina, & Paraguay, the Parana courses for a total of 3,032 miles.

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NASA photo of Uruguay and Paraná Rivers merging into the Río de la Plata estuary, which in turn is flowing out into the Atlantic Ocean.

What And Where Is The Rio de la Plata?

The Rio de la Plata estuary, between the South American countries of Argentina and Uruguay, houses enormous populations of humans alongside diverse wildlife.

April 25, 2017 12:31