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19 Jul

Tropical Rainforest Biome: Climate, Locations, Plants

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Tropical Rainforest Biome refers to an ecosystem composed of vast, sprawling forests. It covers about 7% of the Earth’s surface and forms one of the most massive biomes. This biome is mainly composed of vegetation.

The Amazon Rainforest is currently the largest tropical rainforest biome in the world.

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12 Jul

Wind Energy Facts – Learn How Wind Energy Works is.gd/Q9vue8

1. Currently, over 340,000 wind turbines are operating on the planet Earth.

2. The first used windmill found in history is in China, which dates back to 2000 BC.

3. Alta Wind Energy Center situated in California is the largest wind farm in the world & includes 586 wind turbines

4. London Array is the largest sea wind farm that includes 175 turbines, located in the outer Thames Estuary.

5. Most of the wind turbines are installed offshores or on the prairies because they receive constant strong winds.

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11 Jul

Mainly, there are three types of solar power plants or solar energy systems. Type-1 is a photovoltaic solar energy plant; type-2 is a solar thermal energy plant, and type-3 is a concentrating power plant.
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A solar power plant provides the facility that converts sunlight either directly, like photovoltaics, or indirectly, like solar thermal plants, into electricity. It comes in a variety of designs, with each using discretely different techniques to harness the power of the sun.

There are many different types of solar power plants constructed in most parts of the world. It includes the photovoltaic solar energy plant, solar thermal energy plant, and concentrating power plant.

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11 Jul

Water Cycle Steps: A Complete Guide for Students earthandhuman.org/water-cycle-st…

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The total volume of water on Earth is estimated to be about 333 million cubic miles. Of which, 96% is seawater. Even for freshwater, over 68% is formed by ice and glaciers.

Underground water makes up 30% of this water. This means above-ground water sources such as rivers or lakes only make up about 1.2% of the total supply.

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4 Jul

Solar Road: How does It Work and What are Its Advantages? earthandhuman.org/solar-road/

These solar roads were a concept originated by a US-based company called Solar Roadways. They developed solar panels that include LED lights to create lines that spare us from using paint that emit harmful chemicals.

They can even accumulate ice and snow through their heating elements. Moreover, these solar road panels feature microprocessors that make them smart and allow them to communicate with each other and with the central control station and the vehicles.

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