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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?
  • Astronuc
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M 6.6 Quake SSW of New Zealand and huge T-phase
  • davenn
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5.8 Magnitude earthquake hits Montana
  • Evo
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Saturday Giggle --- Flat Earth Society
  • davenn
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Calculating Mega-Tsunami Energy and Wave Height Equations with Proofs and Charts
  • Orion1
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Did You Know 1967 Was a Year of Strange Days?
  • 1oldman2
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Five of the World's Deadliest Volcanoes
  • Astronuc
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Website for current El Nino - La Nina conditions?
  • Stephen Tashi
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How can the neutral outer core generate a magnetic field?
  • AustinLee
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Brightness temperature in remote sensing
  • jones123
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What is the impact of storms on submarines?
  • Robert House
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Logical steps of climate change
  • random39a
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Is oil shale considered a biochemical sedimentary rock?
  • Asmaa Mohammad
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Drilling into an Earthquake Fault
  • BillTre
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How Does Underground Water Contribute to the Formation of Petrified Trees?
  • Asmaa Mohammad
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How Does Uranium-Lead Dating Determine the Age of Rocks?
  • Esas Shakeel
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East coast - wave direction and beach sand movement
  • Stephen Tashi
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Why do Aurora colors in a bottle resemble Aurora Australis?
  • Solomei
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Tracking Earth's Climate Change: Recent Data and Observations
  • Solomei
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Is it Possible to Capture a Complete Image of Earth from Space?
  • Mr Lollipop
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PBL Velocity Profile: Sinusoidal Variation w/ Height
  • MOHAMMAD UMAIR
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Can Nuclear Explosions Mitigate the Impact of Tsunamis?
  • Gigel
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Rotation and balance of oil effecting Earth's rotation
  • Gedanken
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Did the Chicxulub Area Contribute to Oil Reserves?
  • Delta Force
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Device to measure different spectrum of UVs (UVA and UVB)
  • Trainee Engineering
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Question on plate size in plate tectonics
  • Althistorybuff
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State of Nuclear Winter Theory?
  • Delta Force
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Can CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere sublimate into a solid?
  • Jim Stoffaire
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Earth's Core Dynamics - Convection
  • RobosaurusRex
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Steve - an aurora related phenomenon
  • jim mcnamara
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Attempts to Unify Climate and Weather Prediction Models
  • BillTre
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Happy Earth Day 2017: Activities to Care for Our Home
  • Greg Bernhardt
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Can Buried Lasers Reveal Earth's Spin and Quakes?
  • 1oldman2
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Hockey Stick and Climate Sensitivity
  • random23
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Change in Axial Obliquity of the Earth's Spin Axis
  • Rod Alexei
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A Sudden Glacial Outflow Formed the English Channel
  • BillTre
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Is Kansas Really Home to the Flattest Spot on Earth?
  • houlahound
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Convert Longitude/Latitude dependent upon the location on the Earth
  • Tone L
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Major Tropical Cyclone NE Australia
  • davenn
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Help Identify Rock in Western Upper Michigan
  • sas3
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Cloud Atlas (not the movie) Gets an Update
  • BillTre
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How long will be the end of the world
  • kenny1999
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Submarine volcanic vents and pumice rafts....
  • Nik_2213
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How Does the IPCC Determine Confidence Levels in Climate Projections?
  • random23
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At what point does the atmosphere become space?
  • Blank_Stare
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How can an increase in relative humidity affect visibility
  • Rod Alexei
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What is the role of silicon in the Earth's core?
  • 1oldman2
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What cities or towns are right above the Ramapo Fault?
  • Solid Snake
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What is causing blue air bubbles to appear on the sand at the beach?
  • Audry
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XKCD's "Climate Change Timeline" | See History's Impact
  • jedishrfu
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South Island Earthquakes - NZ, 02/03/2017
  • StevieTNZ
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Christchurch Earthquake - February 2011
  • StevieTNZ
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Physics of Human Caused Earthquakes?
  • Delta Force
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Only half the Earth’s ionosphere is being ionized by the Sun
  • Rod Alexei
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Identifying the End of a Rayleigh Wave Train on Seismograms
  • polekitten
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What are the phyla and classes of animals and their fossil records?
  • snorkack
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How Do Ocean Waves Shape Beaches?
  • Pierre Defago
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Kelvin Waves: How Do They Work and Why Do They Move Along the Coast?
  • ATY
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Trouble with identification of minerals
  • Eureka99
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Update on Tectonic Plate Dynamics
  • Astronuc
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Philippines Quake, Surigao city
  • 1oldman2
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Whatever happened to geothermal energy production?
  • n01
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Was water brought to Earth on comets?
  • wolram
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What kind of fossil is this or is it a fossil
  • Lori Fenton
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Identifying a Mysterious Rock: Seeking Help and Answers
  • Lori Fenton
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RIP the "Greatest Show on Earth"
  • jtbell
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Major quake Bougainville PNG ---- NOW
  • davenn
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Why don't we feel the difference in Earth's angular velocity
  • mowi
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Is Gravity Constant Regardless of Slope?
  • michaelsrk
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Stream channels as a indication of fault movement
  • davenn
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Is the Sun's Movement Different in the Southern Night Sky?
  • jfoldbar
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The impact of desertification and dust storms on agriculture
  • Millik
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The results of the glacials and interglacials in the ice age
  • Asmaa Mohammad
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2016 seems long to me (Leap second)
  • jim mcnamara
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The Most Shocking Places on Earth
  • BillTre
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Great YouTube Animation of Earthquakes over Time
  • jedishrfu
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Iron 'jet stream' detected in Earth's outer core
  • Spinnor
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A sesimic image of the whole Earth
  • EnumaElish
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M 7.9 offshore SE New Ireland PNG
  • davenn
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Radiative forcing / Greenhouse effect
  • random39a
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Why are the Earth's oceans and seas full of sodium chloride?
  • rootone
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Where Is the Majority of Climate Data Stored?
  • newjerseyrunner
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Megadrought in south western USA
  • wolram
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What Are Rattling Rocks and How Are They Formed?
  • Bryon Palmer
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Earthquake in South Pacific, NE of Australia
  • fresh_42
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Why do clouds move in a certain direction?
  • GeekyChick
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What is the impact of the sun on global warming?
  • hagar
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6 Dec 2016 M 6.5 Quake northern Sumatera, Indonesia
  • davenn
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Looking for info about 2002 polar vortex rupture
  • Frank Einstein
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Is the release of oil a good thing?
  • callmespitfire
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Graphic: a global grid but not emanating from poles
  • DaveC426913
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Looking for Good EAES Science books (non-textbook).
  • RJLiberator
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Latest 2 significant world quakes
  • davenn
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Geologists Uncovering the Earth's History with Subducted Slabs
  • BillTre
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How big was the tsunami from the recent Japan earthquake?
  • StevieTNZ
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Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake - Christchurch, New Zealand
  • StevieTNZ
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Where Did People in Indonesia Originate From?
  • Stephanus
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Why do superior mirages sometimes appear upright?
  • Zaephou
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Prevailing winds in the mesosphere?
  • xpell
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