Earth Sciences Forum

Join the experts in discussing earth science topics. Earth science is the physical state of the earth and its atmosphere. Such as Geology, Meteorology, Oceanography, Ecology.

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Catatumbo and frequent storm activity

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Most Recent Changes in Earth's Magnetic Field; Sources Analyzed

  • Dotini
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Build a small artificial geyser

  • nadabro
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Calculate Electricity of Lightning Bolt: Formula?

  • skulliam4
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Are we really running out of fossil fuels?

  • DinosaursRock
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Could dropping a massive plate thru the center of a tornado kill it?

  • garbuhj
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The Cuyahoga River caught fire 45 years ago this week

  • jtbell
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Water injection to defuse big quakes

  • Jon Richfield
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Protection from radiation by earths mag field

  • NickSpain96
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Is climate change still debated?

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What function best fits the CO2 doubling curve?

  • johnbbahm
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Surface seismic waves and amplitude with distance

  • -sandro-
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Ancient Artifacts: Could They Prove Extraterrestrial Visitation?

  • old dog
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Underground reservoir triple size of oceans found

  • Greg Bernhardt
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Can runoff from street runoff purify contaminated aquifers near the ocean?

  • Godspanther
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Formation of Copper and Iron Deposits in Volcanic Rocks

  • sophiecentaur
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No Fossil Fuels: Will We Find New Alternatives?

  • Manraj singh
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What prevent water from going down further after certain level

  • vrmuth
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Was the direction of oceanic currents changed during the ice age?

  • Czcibor
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Ice Age Modeling: Major Step Forward in Climate Change?

  • phyzguy
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West Antarctica's ice sheet loss "appears unstoppable"

  • Greg Bernhardt
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Mount St. Helens Magma Activity Increases

  • Astronuc
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Faint Young Sun Paradox: Can Varying G Resolve It?

  • wolram
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Most abundant elements on earth?

  • Lapidus
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Need help to understand the reason behind the sunset effect seen here

  • 1994Bhaskar
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Yosemite Valley: Formed by Graben or Glaciers?

  • D English
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Why is separation of earth and sky so common in different mythologies?

  • tarekatpf
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Energy transport through deep convection

  • Weatherman
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Are Chileans Prepared for Back-to-Back Earthquakes?

  • StevieTNZ
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How Solar Power is Not a Solution to Replacing Nuclear Power

  • russ_watters
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Time of day with most and least land?

  • snorkack
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Measuring Oxygen Content of the Ancient Earth

  • Drakkith
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Is a Major Earthquake Hitting the Southeastern Solomon Islands?

  • davenn
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Tsunamis and earthquake thrusts

  • Astronuc
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M8.0 quake coastal Northern Chile

  • davenn
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Fossil from the lower Jurasic, Holzmaden, Germany

  • DrDu
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How do I express magnetic latitude as geographic latitude/longitude?

  • erotavlas
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LA St Patricks Day Earthquake 3/17/2014

  • nsaspook
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Watch Glaciers Split in Half: Incredible Video

  • Borek
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Can you identify these minerals?

  • z.js
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What are these rocks worths? Pictures inside.

  • LightFantastic
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Theia Impact: How Did the Earth's Hole Disappear?

  • darksoda
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2 x M 6.8 quakes 2 days in a row

  • davenn
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Scientists find near-definitive list for rare earthquake lights

  • Greg Bernhardt
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Which volcano has the greatest fire lake?

  • Eagle9
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Maximum Sustainable Earth Population

  • Kracatoan
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High & Low Pressure in Atmospheres: Clarification Needed

  • pwn01
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Milankovitch Cycles and change of seasons

  • arunshanker
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What Does the Coriolis Effect Really Refer To?

  • pwn01
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Could Mars Sustain Earth-Like Life with Similar Size and Core?

  • JeremyPeel
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Conservation of Angular Momentum diagram

  • pwn01
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Earth's core rotates both directions

  • Dotini
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Desalination via Ice: Practical in Mountains Near Coasts?

  • Godspanther
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Calc Magnetic Local Time: UT & Geo Lat/Long

  • erotavlas
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What Form Did Carbon Exist in During the Formation of Earth?

  • johnobirches
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Wind induced waves in narrow irrigation canals

  • Philip_Crawfor
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Snow Rollers: Have You Seen Them?

  • jtbell
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What is the Mass of a Thunderhead?

  • EskWIRED
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How can I calculate Magnetic Latitude?

  • erotavlas
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Earthquake Cluster North Of Puerto Rico

  • lisab
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First respectable quake for 2014

  • davenn
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Central NZ Earthquakes in Cook Strait: A Complex Tectonic Region

  • davenn
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Wellington, NZ, should prepare for more Earthquakes

  • StevieTNZ
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Energy stored in the biosphere?

  • RGK
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What New Phenomenon in Seismic Waves Did I Discover?

  • davenn
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Chaparrastique volcano in El Salvador blows

  • Greg Bernhardt
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What could cause this light effect?

  • guysensei1
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Huge freshwater reserves beneath the ocean

  • Greg Bernhardt
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What is causing the annual variations in sea level in the Florida Keys?

  • anorlunda
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Are Boyle's Law and Plate Tectonics Connected in Physics?

  • lollikey
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Could earths magnetic field help cause/effec Tornadoes, and lighting?

  • Badazbuilder
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Why is the Freezing Point of Pure Water Defined as 0°C?

  • klimatos
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Major Quake NOW M7.8, S of South America

  • davenn
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Heating of atmospere by Sunlight(Not Climate change or global warming)

  • thorium1010
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Finding the Elastic Constant of a Spring: 0.08N Stretches 2cm

  • Aterioluwa
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Just wondering what has the greatest greenhouse effect

  • nwag93
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Total Carbon Dioxide emissions for 2013

  • miniradman
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OOI Where Oceanography is heading

  • Integral
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How much water is in the atmosphere?

  • Anna-Banana
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Undersea volcanoes; Largest - Tamu Massif

  • Astronuc
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Modeling soil temperature at a depth of 5ft

  • Jyan
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What is your opinion on climate change? Man-made or not?

  • NextElement
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Is it oceanic or continental crust?

  • meemoe_uk
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What If Earth Had a 45 Degree Tilt?

  • willstaruss22
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Why Do Pennsylvanian Rock Formations Appear as Strips?

  • Evo
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What Secrets Does the Usselo Horizon in Dutch Moors Hold?

  • Andre
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If Earths atmosphere were thicker?

  • willstaruss22
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Thermal intake of melting ice as compared to thermal capacity of earth

  • Willber Force
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What draws you to the earth sciences?

  • jbrussell93
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Why are Tropical Cyclones More Common in the Bermuda Triangle Region?

  • rshreyas
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Younger Dryas: Canadian Comet Impact Triggered Climate Shift?

  • jim mcnamara
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What caused the mechanism of Plate Tectonics to begin?

  • Seraph316
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Calculating the nonlinear speed of Erosion

  • DreamHarvest
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Was Pangaea the surface of a smaller planet?

  • Seraph316
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Can the distance from the sun to a star be calculated using angles?

  • z.js
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Where did all the Earths water come from?

  • MrGamma
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Sun & Global Warming: Does it Contribute?

  • Sarsat
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