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- WA Parish Generating StationThe W.A. Parish Generating Station is a 3.65-gigawatt (3,653 MW), dual-fired power plant l
- Wabamun FormationThe Wabamun Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Late Devonian (Famennian) age in the West
- Wadati–Benioff zonePlanar zone of seismicity corresponding with the down-going slab
- WadiHydrological feature
- WadsleyiteWadsleyite is an orthorhombic mineral with the formula β-(Mg,Fe)2SiO4. It was first found
- WAIS DivideCamp
- Wakefield, NebraskaWakefield is a city in Dixon and Wayne Counties in the State of Nebraska. The population w
- Waleed AbdalatiAmerican academic and NASA chief scientist
- Walker circulationTheorerical model of air flow in the atmosphere
- Wall cloudCloud formation occurring at the base of a thunderstorm
- Wallace Smith BroeckerAmerican geochemist (1931–2019)
- Wallace, South DakotaWallace is a town in Codington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 91
- Walter AlvarezAmerican geologist (born 1940)
- Walter C. Pitman IIIAmerican geophysicist (1931–2019)
- Walter Curran MendenhallAmerican geologist (1871–1957)
- Walter M. ElsasserGerman-American physicist (1904–1991)
- Warm frontBoundary of advancing mass of warm air
- Waste-to-energyProcess of generating energy from the primary treatment of waste
- Water activityOne of the main factors limiting microbial activity
- Water balanceLooks at how water moves in a closed system
- Water clarityHow deeply visible light penetrates through water
- Water cycleBiogeochemical cycle for movement of water on Earth
- Water in CaliforniaWater supply and distribution in the U.S. state of California
- Water protectorsEnvironmental activists from an Indigenous perspective
- Water qualityAssessment against standards for use
- Water resource policyPolicy-making processes and legislation that affect water resources
- Water storageStorage of water by various means
- Water tableTop of a saturated aquifer
- Water taxiA water taxi or a water bus is a boat used to provide public or private transport, usually
- Water-related industry in AfricaWater-related industry in Africa provides jobs and employment opportunities in many sector
- WaterfallPoint in a river or brook where water flows over a vertical drop
- Waterlogging (agriculture)Saturation of soil with water
- Watershed delineationWatershed delineation is the process of identifying the boundary of a watershed, also refe
- WaterspoutVortex or tornado occurring over a body of water
- Wave baseMaximum depth at which a water wave's passage causes significant water motion
- Wave heightIn fluid dynamics, the wave height of a surface wave is the difference between the elevati
- Wave overtoppingTransmission of water waves over a coastal structure
- Wave run-upWave run-up is the height to which waves run up the slope of a revetment, bank or dike, re
- Wave shoalingIn fluid dynamics, wave shoaling is the effect by which surface waves, entering shallower
- Wave-cut platformNarrow flat area created by erosion
- Waya IslandWaya is an island in the southern part of the Yasawa Islands of Fiji. The island is part o
- WeatherShort-term state of the atmosphere
- Weather balloonHigh-altitude balloon to which meteorological instruments are attached
- Weather buoyFloating instrument package that collects weather and ocean data
- Weather forecastingApplication of science and technology
- Weather frontBoundary separating two masses of air of different densities
- Weather godDeity associated with thunder, rains and storms
- Weather mapTable of weather elements
- Weather modificationAct of intentionally altering or manipulating the weather
- Weather of 2002The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in 2002. There were sever
- Weather of 2004The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2004. There w
- Weather of 2007Global weather activity of 2007 profiles the major worldwide weather events, including bli
- Weather of 2013The 2013 extreme weather events included several all-time temperature records in Northern
- Weather of 2014The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2014. There w
- Weather of 2015The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in 2015. There were sever
- Weather of 2016The following is a list of weather events that occurred in 2016.
- Weather of 2017The following is a list of weather events that occurred in 2017.
- Weather of 2018The following is a list of weather events that occurred in 2018.
- Weather of 2019The following is a list of weather events in 2019.
- Weather of 2020The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2020.
- Weather of 2021The following is a list of weather events that occurred in 2021. The year began with La Ni
- Weather of 2022The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2022. The yea
- Weather of 2023The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2023. The yea
- Weather of 2024The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2024. There w
- Weather of 2025The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2025. Several
- Weather radarRadar used to locate and monitor meteorological conditions
- Weather radioSpecialized radio receiver for weather forecasts
- Weather satelliteType of satellite designed to record the state of the Earth's atmosphere
- Weather stationFacility for atmospheric research and prediction
- Weather vaneMeteorological instrumentation used for showing the direction of the wind
- Weather warningAlert issued by a meteorological agency
- WeatheringDeterioration of rocks and minerals through exposure to the elements
- WeatherizationWeatherproofing a building; protecting it from harsh weather
- Webb (crater)Webb is a small lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern edge of the Mare Fecu
- Well Done FoundationAmerican environmental non-profit organization
- Weng'an CountyWeng'an County (simplified Chinese: 瓮安县; traditional Chinese: 甕安縣; pinyin: Wèng'ān Xiàn) i
- Wenlock EdgeLimestone escarpment near Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England
- Wes HildrethAmerican geologist (1938–2025)
- Wescogame FormationThe (Upper) Late Pennsylvanian Wescogame Formation is a slope-forming, sandstone, red-oran
- West and East Mitten ButtesThe West and East Mitten Buttes (also known as the Mittens) are two buttes in the Monument
- West Antarctic Ice SheetSegment of Antarctic ice sheet
- West Antarctic Rift SystemThe West Antarctic Rift System is a series of rift valleys between East and West Antarctic
- West Coast RegionRegion of New Zealand
- West Palm Beach, FloridaCity in southeast Florida, United States
- West TexasRegion in Texas, United States
- WesterliesPrevailing winds from the west
- Western Coal FieldThe West Kentucky Coal Field, alternatively The North Pennyrile or simply Northwest Kentuc
- Western Interior SeawayPrehistoric inland sea that split the continent of North America
- Western New York ThundersnowThe Western New York Thundersnow were a basketball team based in Niagara Falls, New York.
- Western NorwayRegion of Norway
- Westphalian (stage)The Westphalian is a regional stage or age in the regional stratigraphy of northwest Europ
- Wet Algemene BepalingenThe Wet van 15 mei 1829, houdende algemeene bepalingen der wetgeving van het Koningrijk (E
- Wet seasonYearly period of high rainfall
- Wet-bulb globe temperatureThe wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) is a measure of environmental heat as it affects hum
- Wet-bulb temperatureTemperature of a thermometer covered by moist cloth
- WetlandEcosystem that is flooded or saturated with water
- Whale fallWhale carcass falling to the ocean floor
- Whale fecesWhale excrement and its role in ocean ecology
- Wheatland, Vernon County, WisconsinWheatland is a town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 533 at
- WhirlpoolBody of rotating water produced by the meeting of opposing currents
- WhirlwindMeteorological phenomenon
- White Cliffs of DoverEnglish cliff shore
- White JuanFebruary 2004 extratropical cyclone in the North Atlantic
- Whiteout (weather)Reduced visibility due to snow or sand
- WhitetoppingRoad surface treatment
- Wilcox GroupGeologic group in North America
- Wild fisheriesArea containing fish that are harvested commercially
- WildernessUndisturbed natural environment
- WildfireUncontrolled fire in forests or open spaces
- Wildfire modelingWildfire modeling is concerned with numerical simulation of wildfires to comprehend and pr
- WildspitzeWildspitze (German pronunciation: ) is the highest mountain in the Ötztal Alps and in Nort
- Wilhelm HisingerWilhelm Hisinger (23 December 1766 – 28 June 1852) was a Swedish physicist and chemist who
- William Back (geologist)American geologist (1925–2008)
- William Barton RogersAmerican scientist, founder of MIT (1804–1882)
- William Bowie (engineer)American geodetic engineer
- William Bullock ClarkWilliam Bullock Clark (December 15, 1860 – July 27, 1917), was an American geologist.
- William Johnson SollasBritish geologist and anthropologist
- William NivenScottish mineralogist and archeologist
- William Phipps BlakeAmerican geologist (1826-1910)
- William Richard PeltierCanadian geophysicist
- William Sergeant KendallWilliam Sergeant Kendall (born 1869 in Spuyten Duyvil, New York, died 1938 in Hot Springs,
- William Whitaker (pioneer)William Henry Whitaker (c. 1821–1888) was an American Seminole War veteran and pioneer who
- Williston BasinThe Williston Basin is a large intracratonic sedimentary basin in eastern Montana, western
- WindNatural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface
- Wind chillLowering of body temperature due to the passing flow of lower-temperature air
- Wind directionMeteorological phenomenon
- Wind power in AustraliaWind power is a major contributor to electricity supply in Australia. As of September 2024
- Wind shearDifference in wind speed or direction over a short distance
- Wind waveSurface waves generated by wind on open water
- Wingate SandstoneGeologic formation across the Colorado Plateau, USA
- Winnipegosis komatiite beltThe Winnipegosis komatiite belt is a 150 km (93 mi) long and 30 km (19 mi) wide greenstone
- WinterColdest of the four temperate seasons
- Winter stormWeather of freezing precipitation and extreme winds
- Wisconsin glaciationGlaciation in North America during the Last Glacial Period
- Wolfgang H. BergerAmerican paleontologist
- WolframiteIron manganese tungstate mineral
- Wollaston MedalScientific award for geology
- WollastoniteSingle chain calcium inosilicate (CaSiO3)
- Women in climate changeClimate change activists
- Wood industryGroup of economic activities related to the production of wood and forest products
- Wood River, IllinoisWood River is a city in Madison County, Illinois. The population was 10,464 as of the 2020
- Wooded (horse)Wooded (foaled 27 March 2017) is an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and
- WoodlandLand covered in trees
- Woodlawn Cemetery (West Palm Beach, Florida)Woodlawn Cemetery is located at 1301 South Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach, Florida. It c
- World Climate ConferenceInternational meeting for global climate change
- World Climate Research ProgrammeClimatological research organization
- World Commission on Protected AreasCommission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature
- World energy supply and consumptionGlobal production and usage of energy
- World Geodetic SystemGeodetic reference system
- World Meteorological OrganizationSpecialized agency of the United Nations
- World Ocean ConferenceInternational conference in 2009
- World Oceans DayObservance day on or around June 8
- World Reference Base for Soil ResourcesInternational soil classification system
- World-Wide Navigational Warning ServiceGlobal radio warning system for shipping
- WüstiteWüstite (FeO, sometimes also written as Fe0.95O) is a mineral form of mostly iron(II) oxid
- Wyoming CratonThe Wyoming Craton is a craton in the west-central United States and western Canada – more
