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What's w/ the news of Earth's magnetics poles about to flip?
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Divide observational data into normal periods for study
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Earth's gravity increasing over time?
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Mount Sinabung eruption - June 2015
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New research tool or just an idea?
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Earthquake Near Pinotepa de Don Luis, Mexico: M 7.2
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Can Construction Sites Cause Artificial Earthquakes?
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Trying to Find the Type of Chart I'm Looking At
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Cloud Altitude: Understanding the Height Range of Clouds
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Article in Nature On Global Temperature variability
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What Causes the Mini-Magnetospheres on Mars?
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M 7.9 - off the coast, 280km SE of Kodiak, Alaska
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Aerosols to the (Climate Disaster) Rescue?
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What is the science behind contrail cirrus and its environmental impact?
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Last Year was the Secord Warmest on Record in Modern History
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Scientists want to drill into the Earth's mantle
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Why southern Nevada is a desert and Nashville, TN is not a desert?
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M7.6 Quake in Western Caribbean Sea - 44km E of Great Swan Island, Honduras
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Term used in magnetism for grade 9
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How light rays from a fireplace wood fire on Earth compare to the Sun's fire?
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Where did the O2 associated with red mesozoic sandstones com
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Is Solar Activity Decreasing and Causing Colder Winters in Britain?
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Why aren't less massive objects also spherical like planets and moons?
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Why doesn’t the water fall out of the Earth?
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Earth Magnetism: Gravity vs Attraction
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Magnitude 6.5 Quake - Indonesia
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What would happen if we output massive amounts of helium?
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Mag 5.8 (upgraded from 5.6) Earthquake, Pawnee, Oklahoma
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Climate Change: Why Doesn't Rising Temperature Balance Out?
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Identifying Meteorites: Differentiating Between Extraterrestrial and Earth Rocks
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New York Flood Risk through 2300 CE
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Why is Earth considered round despite its bumpy surface?
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Volcanic super-eruption frequency revised to shorter time
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Is Mount Agung About to Erupt Tonight?
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Intelligent life other than on Earth
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Where does the Earth's heat come from?
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NASA’s new visualization of the 2017 hurricane season
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Is New Caledonia Facing Increased Earthquake Activity?
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Gemstone's surface pattern: any ideas?
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Earthquake Devastates Northern Iran and Iraq: How Many Casualties So Far?
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Weather/Climate and Ocean-Circulation Simulations?
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Earth Mass: 5.9x10^24 kg - Last Measurement & Why?
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Earth Potential: Why Is It Considered Zero?
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When will mining seawater for elements be affordable?
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Is the Earth inherently unstable?
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What would it take to ignite the atmosphere?
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How to calculate sound speed in atmosphere?
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Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity
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New Zealand - The Tip of A Hidden Continent
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What Kind of Fossil Did I Find in Central Spain?
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An idea to reverse global warming
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What's the interest level in M6+ seismic events based on response rates?
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8 Oct 2017, 3 significant Earthquakes
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Two latest quakes - M5.9 and M6.4
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Mag. 8 & 7 Earthquakes - Mexico 08/09/2017 & 19/09/2017
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I want to prove that the earth is round.
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Can North Korea's Nuclear Tests Cause Earthquakes in Mexico?
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Are Two New Zealand Earthquakes a PM Alert from @StevieNZ?
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Mass extinctions past and future
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A question about the Dynamo Theory
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Do we have a good estimate for the damage the Yellowstone....
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A very busy 36 hrs with earthquakes
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What is the composition and origin of this rock found in Israel?
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Finding True North for Solar Panel Placement: A Simple Method
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M 5.3 - 17km E of Soda Springs, Idaho
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Is there an equation linking phase relation and properties in mantle?
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Online satellite views of hurricane Irma results?
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M 6.3 Explosion - 22km ENE of Sungjibaegam, North Korea
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Can't we just smelt plastic into igneous rocks?
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What does Wavelength have to do with Crustal Structure?
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Climate Effects of Cleaner Fossil Fuels?
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Connection Schumann resonance and Lightning events
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Liquid Regions of Mantle May Underlie Plumes
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Satellite temperature data vs ground based data
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Mapping the ocean floor - bathymetry survey
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M 7.7 - 198km ESE of Nikol'skoye, Russia
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Iridium Question -- Why is Iridium plentiful in space rocks but scarce on Earth?
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Is there a new volcano forming in Mexico?
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M 6.6 Quake SSW of New Zealand and huge T-phase
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5.8 Magnitude earthquake hits Montana
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Saturday Giggle --- Flat Earth Society
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Calculating Mega-Tsunami Energy and Wave Height Equations with Proofs and Charts
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Did You Know 1967 Was a Year of Strange Days?
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Five of the World's Deadliest Volcanoes
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Website for current El Nino - La Nina conditions?
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How can the neutral outer core generate a magnetic field?
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Brightness temperature in remote sensing
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What is the impact of storms on submarines?
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Logical steps of climate change
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Is oil shale considered a biochemical sedimentary rock?
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Drilling into an Earthquake Fault
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How Does Underground Water Contribute to the Formation of Petrified Trees?
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How Does Uranium-Lead Dating Determine the Age of Rocks?
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East coast - wave direction and beach sand movement
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Why do Aurora colors in a bottle resemble Aurora Australis?
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Tracking Earth's Climate Change: Recent Data and Observations
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Is it Possible to Capture a Complete Image of Earth from Space?
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PBL Velocity Profile: Sinusoidal Variation w/ Height
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Can Nuclear Explosions Mitigate the Impact of Tsunamis?
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Rotation and balance of oil effecting Earth's rotation
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