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Climate Change / Global Warming Policy
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Cool Geology Pictures
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The Secrets of Prof. Verschure's Rosetta Stones
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The Oldest Rock on Earth?
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M6.4, Eastern Banda Sea, Indonesia
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Why do almost all rivers in the world flow North to South?
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M7.6 Drake Passage; M7.4, M6.7 Philippines, M6.3 Papua New Guinea Earthquakes
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The usage of dipole-dipole array in Lumpur Sidoarjo (Lusi)
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Mount Everest (Qomolangma, Sagarmatha) Weather and Exploration
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Not a sundial - a shadow dial is what I want
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(Unprecedented?) Cluster of earthquakes in Greek islands
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1831 CE mystery eruption - Zavaritskii caldera, Simushir Island (Kurils)
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Super Typhoon Ragasa, strongest so far this year, 2025
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What papers is the CO2 climate change theory based on?
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Which is which among Cyclone, Hurricane, and Typhoon?
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Long term rain forecast, causes and implications?
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Landslide, tsunami, seiche in Tracy Arm fjord, Alaska - 10 August 2025
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Could an external cosmic body have influenced Earth’s geology?
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Thwaites glacier instability
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Dealing with mercury produced by hydroelectric dams’ reservoirs
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M7.5 South of South America - Drake Passage
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Earthquakes in Queensland, Mag 4.9, 5.6 - August 15
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Very long-term temperature trend
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Tintina fault (Yukon, Alaska, US and Canada) becoming more active?
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What is the Rate of Perceived Horizon Curvature Change with Altitude?
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M 8.8 Off East Coast of Kamchatka
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Mount Rainier - earthquake swarm July 2025
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Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano eruption, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
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Christopher Scotese on early plate tectonics
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Minor phreatomagmatic eruption, Taal Volcano, Philippines, July 17
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M 7.3 - 2025 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake, 16 July, 2025
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Mw7.7 - 16 km NNW of Sagaing, Myanmar
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Iceland warming up again - quakes swarming
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Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA) - Identification of area sources
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Some finds of fossil Devonian fungus "Prototaxites"
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An article on Antarctic Eocene climate
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Penguin poop seeds clouds
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Was There Any Damage or Tsunami from the M6.4 Earthquake Near Angoram, PNG?
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Active volcanoes in W US and US territories likely to erupt soon
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M 7.4 - 2025 Drake Passage Earthquake - unusual
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M6.2 quake SW of NZ
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Tall building sighting distance
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Trying to identify a weird metal object found on a beach
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Any videos of rock ground rupture of deep major faults?
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Study suggests Earth's hydrogen was enough for its water budget
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What is going on with Earth's longwave energy imbalance?
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Mag 7.0 - 73 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
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Insights Is There Really a Tidal Bulge? Exploring the Debate and Its Implications
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A Tribute to Our Geologists
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How Did Tropical Cyclone Alfred Impact Southern Regions?
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What is the Tidal Bulge Theory and its Controversies?
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Global Warming, History of Earth's Temperature
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M 7.6 Earthquake - 209 km depth - midway between Jamaica and Belize
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Earth's earliest forest discovered in SW England
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What is relationship between weather front and cyclone/anticyclone?
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Why is the CO2 problem considered only in the context of climate?
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Should We Be Planting More Trees?
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Restoring Dry Desert Rivers Into Green Oasis Flowing With Water
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What Are the Potential Downsides of Perennial Grain Crops Like Kernza®?
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How could you calculate the energy of a volcano?
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Indian Ocean "Gravity hole" - a visual explanation
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How Does the Jacchia Model Predict Atmospheric Drag for Satellites in LEO?
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Why does crude oil seep out of the ground on this beautiful Caribbean Island?
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Mag 7.0 - Offshore Cape Mendocino, California, 5 Dec, 2024
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Tropical system (storm, depression), 17-22 Nov, 2024
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More Consequences of Warming Oceans
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M6.8 Earthquake, 40 km SSW of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba
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Total Precipitable Water Vapor (TQV) and Precipitable Water Vapor (PWV)
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Tracking hurricane Milton and its category rating
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Hurricanes and the Coriolis effect?
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Alaska - Pedersen Glacier: Landslide Triggered Tsunami
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Shiveluch Volcano erupts on Kamchatka peninsula
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A very puzzling rock or a pallasite / mesmosiderite or a nothing burger
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M6.8 and M6.3 east of Mindanao, Philippines
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What Could Cause a Persistent 250 Hz Hum at Night?
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M7.1 Earthquake, Hyuganada Sea, E of Kyushu coast
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Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano eruption, Tonga, Tsunami(s)
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Hydrothermal explosion versus phreatic eruption?
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M 2.9 Earthquake, Lake Michigan, 39 km ESE of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
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New Paper in Nature Communications models the AMOC
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Scientists have discovered “dark oxygen” being produced in the deep ocean, apparently by lumps of metal on the seafloor
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Sea stacks - Scotland, Ireland and elsewhere
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Learning a New Soil Test Method by Myself
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Mag 3.4 Earthquake under Lake Ontario, 15 km SW of Henderson, New York
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Hurricane Beryl, Early Season and Rapid Intensification
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Earthquake precursors associated with the Turkey earthquakes
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Is it possible to transform an electric thunderstorm into an EMP storm?
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Mount Ibu, Indonesia erupts
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Adirondack Mountains and earthquakes
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Mt. Vesuvius 1944 eruption light show -- Static electricity?
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Can a glass of water be filled to its edge?
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Pyramids built along dry river bed
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M 4.8 - Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, US
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What is global warming due to?
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Large eruption at Ruang volcano, Indonesia
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Tidal friction and global warming
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Major Earthquakes - 7.4 (7.2) Mag and 6.4 Mag near Hualien, Taiwan
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Is Cosmic Ray Influence on Cloud Cover and Climate Overlooked?
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Higher Chance to get Lightning Strike by Large Power Consumption?
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La Cumbre volcano eruption, Fernandina, Galapagos Islands
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Popocatepetl volcano eruption, Mexico
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