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Why would it be drier indoors during the winter vs the summer?
Awarded Dec 3, 2021 at 13:45
If people aim to reach the mantle, why don't they just use volcano craters?
Awarded Nov 29, 2021 at 15:56
Is there a geological explanation for the recent Mammoth tusk discovery 185 miles off the California coast?
Awarded Nov 27, 2021 at 21:11
Do these islands exist or are they technical artifacts?
Awarded Nov 25, 2021 at 15:18
What gases are in the vesicles of pumice?
Awarded Nov 18, 2021 at 8:57
Why is the sea salinity high in the Mediterannean and Red Sea and low in Indonesia and Malaysia?
Awarded Nov 8, 2021 at 0:15
Looking for the mathematics so I can run climate change simulations
Awarded Nov 7, 2021 at 9:27
If the Bennu asteroid were to hit within a 500 mile radius of Yellowstone National Park, will it trigger a super volcano at Yellowstone?
Awarded Nov 1, 2021 at 21:07
If the Bennu asteroid were to hit within a 500 mile radius of Yellowstone National Park, will it trigger a super volcano at Yellowstone?
Awarded Nov 1, 2021 at 17:33
Why is the Arctic melting, but the Antarctic doing great?
Awarded Oct 13, 2021 at 12:50
Why is the Arctic melting, but the Antarctic doing great?
Awarded Oct 13, 2021 at 9:42
Are there any techniques for imaging the deep Earth besides seismic waves?
Awarded Oct 13, 2021 at 8:53
How many trees would I have to plant to solve Global Warming?
Awarded Oct 13, 2021 at 6:58
Could one say that granites are metamorphic rocks, or not at all?
Awarded Sep 29, 2021 at 3:33
On the light difference between morning and afternoon
Awarded Sep 24, 2021 at 5:08
Is there still a hole in the ozone layer?
Awarded Sep 19, 2021 at 20:57
Is there still a hole in the ozone layer?
Awarded Sep 17, 2021 at 21:16
Why does this shoreline change this way?
Awarded Sep 17, 2021 at 16:35
How much of the current global warming is due to human influence?
Awarded Sep 13, 2021 at 23:00
How do the known abrupt climate change events fit into the xkcd Earth temperature timeline?
Awarded Sep 13, 2021 at 18:55
Why did Hurricane Ida have so much precipitation when it reached the Northeast?
Awarded Sep 13, 2021 at 9:25
Origin of Andaman and Nicobar islands
Awarded Sep 12, 2021 at 17:27
Why is the energy transition start not reflected in the CO2 concentration graphs?
Awarded Aug 27, 2021 at 7:10
Can I see curvature of the Earth on a picture
Awarded Aug 25, 2021 at 8:31
Do satellites decrease the amount of solar radiation reaching Earth?
Awarded Aug 25, 2021 at 1:16
What happens with the isogonic lines at the South Pole?
Awarded Aug 10, 2021 at 14:20
How does global-warming-triggered ice melting cause global sea levels to rise?
Awarded Aug 9, 2021 at 9:42
How does global-warming-triggered ice melting cause global sea levels to rise?
Awarded Aug 8, 2021 at 5:52
How authentic was the movie scene in "The day after tomorrow" related to the understanding of the north Atlantic current system?
Awarded Aug 6, 2021 at 20:12
Impact of Sugar on the environment
Awarded Aug 4, 2021 at 8:06
Have there been any studies on how vehicles directly contribute to a rising global temperature?
Awarded Aug 3, 2021 at 9:03
How fast does the Earth's inner-core spin?
Awarded Jul 29, 2021 at 6:36
What is the pressure at the center of the Earth?
Awarded Jul 28, 2021 at 17:26
What is the pressure at the center of the Earth?
Awarded Jul 26, 2021 at 11:18
How do the pros measure humidity?
Awarded Jul 21, 2021 at 3:18
Ways to make a "How hard is it raining?" detector for personal use?
Awarded Jul 20, 2021 at 18:32
Ways to make a "How hard is it raining?" detector for personal use?
Awarded Jul 20, 2021 at 12:18
What is an "exquisitely rare pollen corona"? How can pollen produce several tight rainbow circles around the Sun, and why pollen specifically?
Awarded Jul 20, 2021 at 5:25
Does bathymetry affect ocean topography/height?
Awarded Jul 19, 2021 at 20:15
Ways to make a "How hard is it raining?" detector for personal use?
Awarded Jul 19, 2021 at 15:06
Ways to make a "How hard is it raining?" detector for personal use?
Awarded Jul 19, 2021 at 13:43
What significant factors influencing geological change are still occurring?
Awarded Jul 15, 2021 at 18:17
What is the difference between GFS analysis and GFS forecast data?
Awarded Jul 10, 2021 at 10:19
Why don't weather forecast models normally take solar eclipses into account?
Awarded Jul 10, 2021 at 2:46
Do lead 206 and other daughter isotopes occur naturally?
Awarded Jul 8, 2021 at 13:07
How can the 'abiogenic oil' hypothesis be disproven?
Awarded Jul 5, 2021 at 9:25
Are there some places near the equator that are hottest in their winter and some that are hottest in their summer? Is there a map of this?
Awarded Jul 4, 2021 at 21:06
I just read news that Antarctica had set a new record high temperature, above 18 °C. How can this be the case if it is currently winter there?
Awarded Jul 2, 2021 at 21:55
Why were the early lifeforms of Proterozoic formation of India devoid of hard parts?
Awarded Jun 27, 2021 at 11:36
What is a reasonable forecast of sea level in 2100?
Awarded Jun 21, 2021 at 7:26
While desalinating ocean water, would it be bad if we didn't pump the brine back into the ocean?
Awarded Jun 11, 2021 at 23:20
While desalinating ocean water, would it be bad if we didn't pump the brine back into the ocean?
Awarded Jun 11, 2021 at 21:50
How long did it take for Earth's magnetic field to first appear?
Awarded Jun 10, 2021 at 7:49
What woud happen to me if I touched the aurora?
Awarded Jun 3, 2021 at 2:40
How can scientists be confident of isotope ratios in past eras and varied locations, used for radiometric dating?
Awarded May 30, 2021 at 5:02
Why are cobalt deposits so unevenly distributed?
Awarded May 17, 2021 at 8:56
What lithologies are deemed most suitable for the storage of nuclear waste
Awarded May 14, 2021 at 9:06
Why are mornings cooler than nights?
Awarded May 10, 2021 at 10:42
How can a starting point south of the north pole to an endpoint north of the south pole be halfway around the world?
Awarded May 7, 2021 at 9:41
Himalayas are currently rising. What will be the highest point they can reach?
Awarded Apr 28, 2021 at 15:45
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