In the heart of California, the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are home to some of the tallest trees on the planet.

Topography matters, too — treeless mountain peaks are typically windier without those trees, or buildings, to slow the winds. And different parts of Earth — water and land — heat from sunlight at ...

FARGO — When coastal California becomes news with the report of multiple wildfires, especially during fall and winter, there is usually a mention of Santa Ana winds. These winds are the result ...

Geography and cartography majors study the intersection of humans and the environment through the social sciences, humanities and natural sciences. That includes exploring built and natural ...

Environmental geography is the branch of geography that describes the spatial aspects of interactions between humans and the natural world. It requires an understanding of the dynamics of climatology, ...