Earth, Disasters and the Environment

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1. Small earthquake felt in Wood County Sunday night

   :(

   By docyabut2, yesterday at 04:41 PM
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   • Piney
   • 8 hours ago

2. 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   

   • earth
   • magnetic field
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     • magnetic field
     • geomagnetic field
     • magnetic field excursions
     • laschamps excursion
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   • Doc Socks Junior
   • 18 hours ago

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

   MBARI Video

   By Waspie_Dwarf, yesterday at 04:47 PM   

   • marine life
   • marine animals
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     • plastic
     • pollution
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   • Waspie_Dwarf
   • Yesterday at 04:47 PM

4. The vast ravines swallowing whole neighbourhoods around the world

   By Still Waters, yesterday at 02:35 PM
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   • Still Waters
   • Yesterday at 02:35 PM

5. 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

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

   ;(

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

7. 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

8. '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

9. Saved by the bell!

   By Razman, April 18
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   • susieice
   • April 18

10. 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

11. Yellowstone Lake ice cover unchanged despite warming climate

    By Still Waters, April 17   

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

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

    By Still Waters, April 17   

    • fool’s gold
    • pyrite
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    • Still Waters
    • April 17

13. Etna Blowing Smoke Rings

    vulcano

    By MrsGently, April 7
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    • OverSword
    • April 16

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

    By Still Waters, April 13   

    • meteorites
    • antarctica
    • 16 replies
    • 233 views
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    • Doug1066
    • April 16

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

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

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

    ;(

    By docyabut2, April 11
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    • aquatus1
    • April 12

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

    By OverSword, April 11
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    • Essan
    • April 12

18. 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

19. 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

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

    ;(

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

21. 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

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

    :(

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

23. When were sea levels highest?

    By Still Waters, March 25
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    • Doc Socks Junior
    • April 9

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

    By Ajay0, April 8
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    • Ajay0
    • April 9

25. Hurricane-force winds and dry conditions combine to fuel critical fire threat in Central US

    :(

    By docyabut2, April 7
    • 1 reply
    • 128 views
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    • Grim Reaper 6
    • April 7