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  2. Light pollution - Wikipedia

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    A 2009 study [108] also suggests deleterious impacts on animals and ecosystems because of perturbation of polarized light or artificial polarization of light (even during the day, because direction of natural polarization of sun light and its reflection is a source of information for a lot of animals).

  3. Leaf curl - Wikipedia

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    Peach leaf curl is a plant disease characterized by distortion and coloration of leaves and is caused by the fungus Taphrina deformans, [1] which infects peach, nectarine, and almond trees. T. deformans is found in the United States , Europe , Asia , Africa , Australia , and New Zealand . [ 2 ]

  4. Atmospheric refraction - Wikipedia

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    Diagram showing displacement of the Sun's image at sunrise and sunset Comparison of inferior and superior mirages due to differing air refractive indices, n. Atmospheric refraction is the deviation of light or other electromagnetic wave from a straight line as it passes through the atmosphere due to the variation in air density as a function of height. [1]

  5. Abiotic stress - Wikipedia

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    Whereas a biotic stress would include living disturbances such as fungi or harmful insects, abiotic stress factors, or stressors, are naturally occurring, often intangible and inanimate factors such as intense sunlight, temperature or wind that may cause harm to the plants and animals in the area affected. Abiotic stress is essentially unavoidable.

  6. Sun scald - Wikipedia

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    Because of the importance of keeping shaded fruits out of the sun, leaves of fruit plants should be monitored for wilting and disease. If the leaves that shade a fruit die, the fruit will be exposed and in danger of sun scald. Another measure that can be taken to avoid damage is covering the fruits with straw or screen to block the sun.

  7. Mirage of astronomical objects - Wikipedia

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    10.12 Then spoke Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel: 'Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon. 10.13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies.

  8. Diffuse sky radiation - Wikipedia

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    Scattering and absorption are major causes of the attenuation of sunlight radiation by the atmosphere. During broad daylight , the sky is blue due to Rayleigh scattering , while around sunrise or sunset, and especially during twilight , absorption of irradiation by ozone helps maintain blue color in the evening sky.

  9. The paper rises because the air follows the curve of the paper and a curved streamline will develop pressure differences perpendicular to the airflow. [440] [441] The Coriolis effect does not cause water to consistently drain from basins in a clockwise/counter-clockwise direction depending on the hemisphere. The common myth often refers to the ...