Earth, Disasters and the Environment

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

   :(

   By docyabut2, April 7
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   • Grim Reaper 6
   • April 7

2. Where does lightning strike? New maps pinpoint 36.8 million yearly ground strike points

   By Still Waters, February 29   

   • lightning
   • 2 replies
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   • Grim Reaper 6
   • April 7

3. Antarctica is covered in volcanoes, could they erupt?

   Antarctica's western ice sheet alone contains 138 volcanos.

   By Still Waters, April 7   

   • antarctica
   • volcanoes
   • 2 replies
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   • Abramelin
   • April 7
4. Solar eclipse 2024: 8 strange things that could happen during the rare event

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   Topic was merged with 10 weird things that happen during a solar eclipse

5. Proof that wind and solar are disasters 1 2 3 4

   ;(

   By docyabut2, March 22
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   • Doc Socks Junior
   • April 6

6. 7.4 earthquake hits Taiwan tsunami warnings issued

   By susieice, April 3
   • 10 replies
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   • susieice
   • April 4

7. Kikai’s Secret: Scientists Discover Record-Breaking Volcanic Eruption From 7,300 Years Ago

   By Grim Reaper 6, April 4
   • 0 replies
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   • Grim Reaper 6
   • April 4

8. Opinion: I’m a climate scientist. If you knew what I know, you’d be terrified too?

   ;(

   By docyabut2, March 21
   • 18 replies
   • 433 views
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   • Grim Reaper 6
   • April 3

9. Global Warming Is Slowing the Earth’s Rotation

   By OverSword, March 27
   • 6 replies
   • 220 views
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   • medes
   • March 29

10. 'I’ve studied sand dunes for 40 years' – here’s what people find most surprising

    By Still Waters, March 29   

    • sand dunes
    • 1 reply
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    • quiXilver
    • March 29

11. Drowned tropical island the size of Iceland found off Brazil’s coast

    By Still Waters, March 15   

    • rio grande rise
    • red clay
    • 2 replies
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    • Abramelin
    • March 25

12. A submerged island the size of Iceland discovered deep under the water off the coast of Brazil.

    Probably nòt Atlantis...

    By Abramelin, March 25
    • 1 reply
    • 106 views
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    • Still Waters
    • March 25

13. 158 Cherry blossom trees will be cut down in D.C. in effort to withstand sea-level rise

    By Still Waters, March 24   

    • cherry blossom trees
    • tidal basin
    • 1 reply
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    • joc
    • March 25

14. The Amazon River. Did it once form an inland sea? 1 2

    By Abramelin, March 23
    • 25 replies
    • 448 views
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    • Doc Socks Junior
    • March 24

15. Earth Hour 2024 – in pictures

    By Still Waters, March 24
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    • Still Waters
    • March 24

16. The Jersey Shore is in danger.

    :(

    By docyabut2, March 13
    • 11 replies
    • 288 views
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    • Desertrat56
    • March 24

17. Living bridges in eastern India

    Living fig trees crafted to make river bridges

    By Ajay0, March 21
    • 0 replies
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    • Ajay0
    • March 21

18. Greenpeace could be thrown out of UN deep-sea mining body

    High-seas drama over an ocean treasure trove

    By Still Waters, March 18   

    • greenpeace
    • deep-sea mining
    • 1 reply
    • 139 views
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    • Hawken
    • March 18

19. Map reveals Iceland earthquake locations as experts warn volcano could erupt within ‘hours or days’ 1 2

    Iceland has been hit with 1,485 earthquakes in 48 hours

    By docyabut2, November 11, 2023
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    • Doc Socks Junior
    • March 18

20. The 'insane' plan to save the Arctic's sea-ice

    By Still Waters, March 16
    • 9 replies
    • 223 views
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    • Essan
    • March 17

21. Giant redwoods: World’s largest trees 'thriving in UK' 1 2

    By Still Waters, March 13   

    • giant redwoods
    • sequoiadendron giganteum
    • 30 replies
    • 527 views
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    • Doc Socks Junior
    • March 16

22. Oldest evidence of earthquakes found in strange jumble of 3.3 billion-year-old rocks from Africa

    By Still Waters, March 15   

    • barberton greenstone
    • 0 replies
    • 79 views
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    • Still Waters
    • March 15

23. The science behind why snow crunches underfoot

    By Still Waters, March 12   

    • snow
    • underfoot
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      • crunch
    • 1 reply
    • 108 views
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    • weaselrunner
    • March 13

24. Edgar Cayce Earthquake Activity Increases 1 2 3

    ;(

    By docyabut2, February 22
    • 67 replies
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    • docyabut2
    • March 13

25. Poo bags and trackers: Nepal orders new Everest rules

    By Still Waters, March 12   

    • everest
    • 0 replies
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    • Still Waters
    • March 12