Earth, Disasters and the Environment

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1. Small earthquake felt in Wood County Sunday night

   :(

   By docyabut2, Tuesday at 04:41 PM
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   • Antigonos
   • 2 hours ago

2. Researchers find oldest undisputed evidence of Earth’s magnetic field

   By Waspie_Dwarf, 5 hours ago   

   • geophysics
   • earth
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   • Doc Socks Junior
   • 4 hours ago

3. Cosmic rays streamed through Earth's atmosphere 41,000 years ago 1 2

   New findings on the Laschamps excursion

   By Waspie_Dwarf, Saturday at 11:01 PM   

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   • magnetic field
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   • Doc Socks Junior
   • Yesterday at 12:40 AM

4. MBARI’s underwater robots find plastic pollution from the surface to the deep seafloor

   MBARI Video

   By Waspie_Dwarf, Tuesday at 04:47 PM   

   • marine life
   • marine animals
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   • Waspie_Dwarf
   • Tuesday at 04:47 PM

5. The vast ravines swallowing whole neighbourhoods around the world

   By Still Waters, Tuesday at 02:35 PM
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   • Still Waters
   • Tuesday at 02:35 PM

6. East Africa’s ‘soda lakes’ are rising, threatening their iconic flamingos

   By Still Waters, Sunday at 02:44 PM   

   • flamingos
   • soda lakes
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   • Still Waters
   • Sunday at 02:44 PM

7. Indonesia issues tsunami alert after volcano erupts on remote island

   ;(

   By docyabut2, April 18
   • 7 replies
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   • Scholar4Truth
   • Saturday at 07:37 PM

8. Water extraction and weight of buildings see half of China's cities sink

   By Still Waters, Saturday at 04:11 PM   

   • china
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   • Still Waters
   • Saturday at 04:11 PM

9. 'Ghost roads' that aren't supposed to exist are killing the world's forests

   By Still Waters, Saturday at 01:45 PM   

   • ghost roads
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   • Still Waters
   • Saturday at 01:45 PM

10. Saved by the bell!

    By Razman, April 18
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    • susieice
    • April 18

11. Mount Everest: Nepal to remove trash and dead bodies from world’s tallest mountain

    By Still Waters, April 17   

    • sherpas
    • everest
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    • Still Waters
    • April 17

12. Yellowstone Lake ice cover unchanged despite warming climate

    By Still Waters, April 17   

    • yellowstone lake
    • ice
    • 0 replies
    • 67 views
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    • Still Waters
    • April 17

13. Fool’s Gold may actually be more valuable than we realized

    By Still Waters, April 17   

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    • pyrite
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    • Still Waters
    • April 17

14. Etna Blowing Smoke Rings

    vulcano

    By MrsGently, April 7
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    • 317 views
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    • OverSword
    • April 16

15. Thousands of meteorites in Antarctica are destined to be lost forever

    By Still Waters, April 13   

    • meteorites
    • antarctica
    • 16 replies
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    • Doug1066
    • April 16

16. Part of the San Andreas fault may be gearing up for an earthquake 1 2

    By Grim Reaper 6, April 9
    • 32 replies
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    • Grim Reaper 6
    • April 13

17. Water pouring out of rural Utah dam through 60-foot crack, putting nearby town at risk

    ;(

    By docyabut2, April 11
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    • 186 views
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    • aquatus1
    • April 12

18. The Polar Vortex Has Shifted Into Reverse – And Is Now Spinning Backwards

    By OverSword, April 11
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    • Essan
    • April 12

19. The limits of ice and Antarctica’s future

    By Still Waters, April 11   

    • rv belgica
    • antarctic exploration
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    • Still Waters
    • April 11

20. Climate Action Is a Legal Obligation, European Court Rules

    The European Court of Human Rights found that climate change is a human rights issue

    By OverSword, April 10
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    • OverSword
    • April 10

21. See the moment crowd goes under total darkness during eclipse

    ;(

    By docyabut2, April 9
    • 3 replies
    • 161 views
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    • docyabut2
    • April 10

22. Continental Tango: Journey from Pangea to Today | Exploring Earth's Dynamic Evolution

    Geology Concepts Video

    By Waspie_Dwarf, April 9   

    • plate tectonics
    • continental drift
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    • Waspie_Dwarf
    • April 9

23. Tornado Watches issued in Texas, Louisiana as multiday severe weather outbreak gets underway

    :(

    By docyabut2, April 9
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    • 92 views
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    • Grim Reaper 6
    • April 9

24. When were sea levels highest?

    By Still Waters, March 25
    • 13 replies
    • 321 views
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    • Doc Socks Junior
    • April 9

25. Indian scientists develop eco-friendly material to replace natural sand in construction

    By Ajay0, April 8
    • 2 replies
    • 132 views
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    • Ajay0
    • April 9