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Latest 2 significant world quakes

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Imaging subducted slabs to trace Earth's history

  • 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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Internal structure of the Earth and it's composition

  • bayi
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Mag 6.2 Earthquake near Norcia, Umbria, Italy

  • Astronuc
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Size of plates and how they create their boundaries

  • bayi
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Picture of "Gravity waves" and Sprites on weather.com

  • Jimster41
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Oxygen formation in Earth water

  • cookiemonster13
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What is solidus and liquidus temperature of granite?

  • Atr cheema
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Would a non radiative atmosphere be isothermal?

  • Geoffw
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Effects of a gamma ray burst on earth

  • CapnGranite
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NASA's greenhouse effect not correct?

  • goldust
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USGS - Geomagnetic Hazard Study

  • Astronuc
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Why Are Clouds Formed in Clusters Instead of Spreading Out?

  • saranga
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Nocturnal seismic activity at Mt. Vesuvius

  • CapnGranite
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If Feynman was a Geologist by Jun Cowan

  • fresh_42
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Depths of earthquakes - particularly deep earthquakes

  • Astronuc
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Processes in Convection cells / magma intrusion

  • Atr cheema
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Landslides and Landslide Research, and Geomorphology

  • Astronuc
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Eruption of Mount Aso, Kyushu, Japan

  • Astronuc
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Surface speed of atmosphere and jet fuel

  • Sawdust7
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Mount Teide, Tenerife Island, seismic activity

  • Astronuc
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Agronomy, Soil Science, and just plain Dirt

  • Astronuc
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A busy 3 days for quakes in the SW Pacific

  • davenn
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Drogued Drifters: What Does It Mean?

  • ATY
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Excess of chemicals found US water

  • wolram
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Is Desert Ever a Good Thing for the World's Climate?

  • zoobyshoe
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What caused this mysterious A-Bomb sprite over the Caribbean?

  • davenn
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Tanzania Quake Leaves 13 Dead, 200 Injured

  • 1oldman2
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Ice circles - and now their jungle cousins

  • DaveC426913
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Hermine Predictions: FiveThirtyEight Analysis

  • BillTre
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M 7.1 just offshore NE Nth Isl, New Zealand

  • davenn
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How much time is needed for plate tectonics to subdue everything?

  • Marco Masi
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Can Weather Bombs Illuminate Earth's Hidden Interior?

  • 1oldman2
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Two Mag 6.0 earthquakes off NE coast, Iwate, Japan

  • Astronuc
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Mag 6.8 Earthquake - Chauk, Myanmar/Burma

  • Astronuc
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Central and South American Volcanos

  • Astronuc
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How do planets without atmospheres reflect solar energy?

  • Physics passion
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Why is there no West Pole and East Pole?

  • Jupiter60
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Could Amino Acids Really Originate from Space?

  • Hunter1234
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Phonolite eruptions in Cape Verde volcanoes

  • Astronuc
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Why can't you change soil texture

  • emma69
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When was twilight officially defined?

  • Nisse
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How did Japan react to the false quake alarm?

  • nsaspook
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M 7.7 earthquake 32km SSE of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands

  • davenn
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Thunderstorm produced huge hail stones in Belarus 13 July

  • davenn
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Earthquake outlook for San Francisco Bay region 2014–2040

  • Astronuc
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Why is there atmosphere at the equator?

  • peanutaxis
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Variations in Emissions Inventories?

  • Theldiot
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What creates Earth's magnetic field?

  • stedwards
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Why Was Yesterday's Sunlight Brighter Than This Morning?

  • Alan Arqueza
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Colli Albani Volcanic District - recent activity

  • Astronuc
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Massive earthquake to happen in Bangladesh?

  • Shakir
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Gravity waves, the Higgs field, and giant dinosaurs

  • scientepid
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What does s.g. mean as a stress unit in oil and gas papers?

  • Sorade
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Can Microalgae Solve Global Fuel and Environmental Challenges?

  • Ivan Seeking
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Early hominid spreading and extinction

  • Stephanus
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Atlantic Inflow to the Arctic Basin via Pacific Inflow

  • timallard
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Why does the heat in the atmosphere mostly go down?

  • stfaivus
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Mag 5.2 earthquake, Southern California, San Jacinto fault

  • Astronuc
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Taupo, New Zealand - Magma chamber

  • Astronuc
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Could fracking technology be used to raise land threatened with water inundation

  • Norman Hibberd
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Would it be possible to send a robotic probe to the Earth's core?

  • Jupiter60
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Cave ecology isolated for over 5 mllion years

  • DaveC426913
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Two magnitude 6+ earthquakes hit coastal Ecuador on May 18, 2016

  • davenn
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Low level seismic (swarm) activity at Mt Hood, Oregon

  • Astronuc
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New Zealand's green White Island Volcano

  • Astronuc
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How do pressure systems drive rain formation and weather patterns?

  • Square1
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Insights Measuring How Many Days Are in a Year - Comments

  • Janus
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Night coldest right before sunrise?

  • fourier jr
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Global Warming - why half a degree matters

  • waternohitter
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What causes volcanoes to erupt?

  • Hunter1234
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Vanuatu hit by large earthquake

  • StevieTNZ
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Could we stop a tornado this way?

  • Fearguy1234
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Magnitude-6.5 earthquake - Southern Japan

  • StevieTNZ
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Magnitude 7.8 earthquake - Ecuador

  • StevieTNZ
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Ammoniation of Cattlefeed on Bovine Methane emissions

  • Hyo X
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How does lime flocculate clay soil

  • emma69
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Popocatépetl volcano erupts in Mexico - March 31, 2016

  • Astronuc
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Using space-based water clouds to reduce solar radiation

  • Dook
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How do volcanoes produce carbon dioxide?

  • Hunter1234
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Long-term solutions for coastal cliff erosion in sandy soil

  • ProfuselyQuarky
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Preliminary magnitude of 7.2 - Vanuatu

  • StevieTNZ
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Is climate change on other planets affected by similar cycles?

  • Zephyr007
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Dreadfully strong hailstorm in Wylie, TX, USA

  • davenn
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Moderate Earthquake in NZ near Masterson, Mag 5 +/- 0.2

  • Astronuc
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Ideas requested for making distant air visible

  • pyroartist
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M6.6 - 39km WSW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan

  • Astronuc
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M6.0 - 68km SSW of Bunisari, Indonesia - Sunda Activity

  • Astronuc
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Mag 6.2 Earthquake, 100km (62mi) NNE of Chignik Lake, Alaska

  • Astronuc
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BIG quake coming in NOW - Nepal -April 25, 2015

  • davenn
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The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake, Good Friday, March 27th

  • Astronuc
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Alaska's Pavlof Volcano eruption - March 27, 2016

  • Astronuc
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