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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Future of the Atmosphere W/Unregulated Pollution?

  • parkinglot
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Does Global Warming Impact Locales Causing it More?

  • kyphysics
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Find your address in Cretaceous times

  • jim mcnamara
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May 2018 was Warmest in Recorded History

  • kyphysics
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The Earth's Climate Can Change Rapidly

  • BillTre
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What are the differential impacts of climate change across different regions?

  • rooneysoccer
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How Does the Mantle Melt in Geology?

  • davenn
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Recent Fuego Eruption: VEI and SO2 Mass Ejected

  • fizzy
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Calculating average daily temperature

  • GhostLoveScore
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Could 'aliens' already know there's life on Earth?

  • Gondur
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What is the meaning of ecosphere?

  • icakeov
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Sequestering Carbon Dioxide in Rock

  • BillTre
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[law] If aliens were to establish a colony on Earth

  • Chitose
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5.5 Earthquake Associated with S. Korean Geothermal Plant

  • BillTre
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Cloud cropping/plureite sensors

  • Skeptic Tom
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Why is it colder over even a small highland?

  • DaveC426913
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About atmospheric remote sensors

  • DielsAlder
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Kinematic viscosity for water on Mars

  • wildonion
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Is the Hypatia Stone Meteorite Older than Earth?

  • jim mcnamara
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Where can I find water vapor images?

  • pyroartist
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What prehistoric treasures lie beneath Los Angeles?

  • 256bits
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Testing Cloud Seeding: Science Magazine News Report

  • BillTre
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Does global mean surface temperature have physical meaning?

  • Hensch
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Could Earth be a cell in a cosmic organism, with the Sun as the brain?

  • Jacinta
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What do the bubbles on the USGS earthquake map represent?

  • davenn
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The North Pole is Above Freezing

  • BillTre
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M 7.5 earthquake near Porgera, Papua New Guinea on February 25 2018

  • davenn
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Earthquake Predicted in Jakarta Tonight?

  • CWatters
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What's w/ the news of Earth's magnetics poles about to flip?

  • kyphysics
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Divide observational data into normal periods for study

  • Rosemary902348
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Earth's gravity increasing over time?

  • zuz
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Mount Sinabung eruption - June 2015

  • Astronuc
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Earthquake Near Pinotepa de Don Luis, Mexico: M 7.2

  • davenn
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Can Construction Sites Cause Artificial Earthquakes?

  • DrClaude
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Trying to Find the Type of Chart I'm Looking At

  • James Brady
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What height range do clouds form in?

  • physea
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Article in Nature On Global Temperature variability

  • Evo
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What Causes the Mini-Magnetospheres on Mars?

  • Delta Force
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M 7.9 - off the coast, 280km SE of Kodiak, Alaska

  • davenn
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Aerosols to the (Climate Disaster) Rescue?

  • BillTre
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What is the science behind contrail cirrus and its environmental impact?

  • POSContrailRF
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Last Year was the Secord Warmest on Record in Modern History

  • BillTre
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Scientists want to drill into the Earth's mantle

  • ElliotSmith
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Why southern Nevada is a desert and Nashville, TN is not a desert?

  • bluemoonKY
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Term used in magnetism for grade 9

  • songoku
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Where did the O2 associated with red mesozoic sandstones com

  • linnorma
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Is Solar Activity Decreasing and Causing Colder Winters in Britain?

  • wolram
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Why aren't less massive objects also spherical like planets and moons?

  • Ethan Singer
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Why doesn’t the water fall out of the Earth?

  • doglover9754
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Earth Magnetism: Gravity vs Attraction

  • Jacinta
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Magnitude 6.5 Quake - Indonesia

  • StevieTNZ
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What would happen if we output massive amounts of helium?

  • stephenkohnle53
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Mag 5.8 (upgraded from 5.6) Earthquake, Pawnee, Oklahoma

  • Astronuc
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Climate Change: Why Doesn't Rising Temperature Balance Out?

  • markulmer
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How can I tell if a rock found in Wyoming is a meteorite?

  • 1oldman2
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New York Flood Risk through 2300 CE

  • Ophiolite
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Why is Earth considered round despite its bumpy surface?

  • Jacinta
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Volcanic super-eruption frequency revised to shorter time

  • jim mcnamara
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Is Mount Agung About to Erupt Tonight?

  • Greg Bernhardt
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  • Poll Poll

Intelligent life other than on Earth

  • rootone
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Where does the Earth's heat come from?

  • ISamson
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NASA’s new visualization of the 2017 hurricane season

  • Spinnor
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Is New Caledonia Facing Increased Earthquake Activity?

  • davenn
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Surface patterns on emerald and ruby under SEM imaging

  • Juri Spiridonov
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Weather/Climate and Ocean-Circulation Simulations?

  • lpetrich
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How long has Earth's mass been 5.9×10²⁴ kg and why doesn't it change?

  • VASUbhagwat
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Earth Potential: Why Is It Considered Zero?

  • VASUbhagwat
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When will mining seawater for elements be affordable?

  • Posy McPostface
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Is the Earth inherently unstable?

  • KenJackson
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What would it take to ignite the atmosphere?

  • Noisy Rhysling
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How to calculate sound speed in atmosphere?

  • kkk
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Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity

  • Gondur
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New Zealand - The Tip of A Hidden Continent

  • Tom.G
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Upper Cretaceous fossil from central Spain with surface pores

  • DrDu
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An idea to reverse global warming

  • ddjj77
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8 Oct 2017, 3 significant Earthquakes

  • davenn
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Two latest quakes - M5.9 and M6.4

  • davenn
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Strong earthquakes off Mexico in September 2017

  • StevieTNZ
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I want to prove that the earth is round.

  • Slade
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Can North Korea's Nuclear Tests Cause Earthquakes in Mexico?

  • Tio Barnabe
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Are Two New Zealand Earthquakes a PM Alert from @StevieNZ?

  • davenn
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Mass extinctions past and future

  • jim mcnamara
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What induces electrical currents in Earth's molten outer core?

  • zapnthund50
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What damage would a Yellowstone supervolcano eruption cause?

  • Noisy Rhysling
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A very busy 36 hrs with earthquakes

  • davenn
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What is the composition and origin of this rock found in Israel?

  • wilhen
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Calculating true north from magnetic north for solar panels

  • gary350
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M 5.3 - 17km E of Soda Springs, Idaho

  • davenn
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Is there an equation linking phase relation and properties in mantle?

  • Atr cheema
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Online satellite views of hurricane Irma results?

  • Stephen Tashi
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M 6.3 Explosion - 22km ENE of Sungjibaegam, North Korea

  • davenn
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Can't we just smelt plastic into igneous rocks?

  • SIQI
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