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Climate Change / Global Warming Policy

  • Greg Bernhardt
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US Tornado Season 2026

  • Astronuc
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Mag 6.8 Earthquake, 5 km E of Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan

  • Astronuc
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Possible California Aquifer Problems

  • BillTre
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The Secrets of Prof. Verschure's Rosetta Stones

  • Andy Resnick
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Klaxon - Live Earthquake and Global Events Map

  • Borg
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M 7.5 Earthquake - 28 km SE of Yumare, Venezuela

  • Astronuc
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Large M7.3 quake offshore of SW Mexico

  • davenn
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Thermohaline circulation during 'Snowball Earth' episodes ?

  • Nik_2213
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M 2.9 - 20 km ENE of Kenilworth, Illinois

  • robphy
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M7.8 offshore southern Mindanao, Phillipines

  • davenn
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Colorado Rockies, Front Range, Water and Uranium

  • Astronuc
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Iceberg A-23A turns blue, starts traveling and may break apart

  • Astronuc
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Meteor (May 30) over New Hampshire and Massachusetts

  • Astronuc
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Long term rain forecast, causes and implications?

  • mayflowers
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Methane as a greenhouse gas

  • Philolsophy
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Mag 4.1 Earthquake here in S. Ontario

  • DaveC426913
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Landslide, tsunami, seiche in Tracy Arm fjord, Alaska - 10 August 2025

  • Astronuc
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Ocean Quiz

  • Hornbein
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Mag 7.4 Earthquake, Tanohata/Miyako, Iwate, Japan + Aftershocks

  • Astronuc
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Extreme Ecology On Christmas Island

  • Hornbein
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Mag 6.4, Triple Point -Juan de Fuca (Gorda), N America, Pacific Plates

  • Astronuc
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Cool weather experience - echos off clouds

  • DaveC426913
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Another Kīlauea Eruption seems to be beginning

  • BillTre
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Mt Etna eruption and activity, January 2026

  • Astronuc
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Pangea Ultima

  • 256bits
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2025 Eruption of Mount Semeru on Indonesia

  • Astronuc
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Mag 7.6 - 73 km ENE of Misawa, Japan, tsunami warning issued

  • Astronuc
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Mag 7.0 Earthquake, Hubbard Glacier, Alaska - British Columbia

  • Astronuc
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Some finds of fossil Devonian fungus "Prototaxites"

  • DrDu
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Volcanic Eruption(s) and the Bubonic Plague Pandemic of 1346-1353 CE

  • Astronuc
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Maryborough meteorite

  • Astronuc
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(Unprecedented?) Cluster of earthquakes in Greek islands

  • AndreasC
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Hayli Gubbi volcano eruption; Ethiopia's Afar region (Nov 2025)

  • Astronuc
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Cool Geology Pictures

  • BillTre
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The Oldest Rock on Earth?

  • Astronuc
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M6.4, Eastern Banda Sea, Indonesia

  • davenn
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Why do almost all rivers in the world flow North to South?

  • sevensages
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The usage of dipole-dipole array in Lumpur Sidoarjo (Lusi)

  • aruhiruna
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Mount Everest (Qomolangma, Sagarmatha) Weather and Exploration

  • Astronuc
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Not a sundial - a shadow dial is what I want

  • DaveC426913
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1831 CE mystery eruption - Zavaritskii caldera, Simushir Island (Kurils)

  • Astronuc
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Super Typhoon Ragasa, strongest so far this year, 2025

  • Astronuc
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What papers is the CO2 climate change theory based on?

  • physicsforman
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Which is which among Cyclone, Hurricane, and Typhoon?

  • symbolipoint
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Could an external cosmic body have influenced Earth’s geology?

  • Dani Rose
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Thwaites glacier instability

  • jim mcnamara
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Dealing with mercury produced by hydroelectric dams’ reservoirs

  • jake highlander
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M7.5 South of South America - Drake Passage

  • davenn
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Earthquakes in Queensland, Mag 4.9, 5.6 - August 15

  • Astronuc
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Very long-term temperature trend

  • DOGE3500
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Tintina fault (Yukon, Alaska, US and Canada) becoming more active?

  • Astronuc
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What is the Rate of Perceived Horizon Curvature Change with Altitude?

  • ScarBest
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M 8.8 Off East Coast of Kamchatka

  • fresh_42
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Mount Rainier - earthquake swarm July 2025

  • Astronuc
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Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano eruption, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

  • Astronuc
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Christopher Scotese on early plate tectonics

  • BillTre
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Minor phreatomagmatic eruption, Taal Volcano, Philippines, July 17

  • Astronuc
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M 7.3 - 2025 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake, 16 July, 2025

  • Astronuc
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Mw7.7 - 16 km NNW of Sagaing, Myanmar

  • davenn
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Iceland warming up again - quakes swarming

  • davenn
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An article on Antarctic Eocene climate

  • snorkack
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Penguin poop seeds clouds

  • Frabjous
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Active volcanoes in W US and US territories likely to erupt soon

  • Astronuc
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M 7.4 - 2025 Drake Passage Earthquake - unusual

  • Astronuc
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M6.2 quake SW of NZ

  • davenn
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Tall building sighting distance

  • Echoing Stars
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Trying to identify a weird metal object found on a beach

  • xtempore
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Any videos of rock ground rupture of deep major faults?

  • snorkack
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Study suggests Earth's hydrogen was enough for its water budget

  • pinball1970
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What is going on with Earth's longwave energy imbalance?

  • johnbbahm
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Mag 7.0 - 73 km SE of Pangai, Tonga

  • Astronuc
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Insights Is There Really a Tidal Bulge? Exploring the Debate and Its Implications

  • D H
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A Tribute to Our Geologists

  • BillTre
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How Did Tropical Cyclone Alfred Impact Southern Regions?

  • bhobba
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What is the Tidal Bulge Theory and its Controversies?

  • roufeng_yang
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Global Warming, History of Earth's Temperature

  • Tom.G
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M 7.6 Earthquake - 209 km depth - midway between Jamaica and Belize

  • Astronuc
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Earth's earliest forest discovered in SW England

  • pinball1970
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What is relationship between weather front and cyclone/anticyclone?

  • Mike_bb
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Why is the CO2 problem considered only in the context of climate?

  • Line_112
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Should We Be Planting More Trees?

  • bhobba
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Restoring Dry Desert Rivers Into Green Oasis Flowing With Water

  • Astronuc
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What Are the Potential Downsides of Perennial Grain Crops Like Kernza®?

  • Astronuc
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How could you calculate the energy of a volcano?

  • Ax_xiom
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Indian Ocean "Gravity hole" - a visual explanation

  • DaveC426913
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Why does crude oil seep out of the ground on this beautiful Caribbean Island?

  • Ranger Mike
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Mag 7.0 - Offshore Cape Mendocino, California, 5 Dec, 2024

  • Astronuc
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Tropical system (storm, depression), 17-22 Nov, 2024

  • Astronuc
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More Consequences of Warming Oceans

  • gleem
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M6.8 Earthquake, 40 km SSW of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba

  • Astronuc
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Tracking hurricane Milton and its category rating

  • Trying2Learn
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Hurricanes and the Coriolis effect?

  • ben_orin
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Alaska - Pedersen Glacier: Landslide Triggered Tsunami

  • Astronuc
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Shiveluch Volcano erupts on Kamchatka peninsula

  • Astronuc
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A very puzzling rock or a pallasite / mesmosiderite or a nothing burger

  • malcolmh
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