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Impossible or improbable? Hurricane crossing the equator

meteorology coriolis tropical-cyclone equator
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Why does lightning strike from the ground-up?

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What started the US Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and could it happen again?

climate soil dust-bowl
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Are Richter-magnitude 10 earthquakes possible?

geology geophysics earthquakes seismology
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(How long) would Earth's atmosphere last without a global magnetic field?

atmosphere hypothetical solar-terrestrial-physics magnetosphere
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Is earthquake prediction possible?

geophysics earthquakes seismology predictability
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Would the Earth function the same spinning the other way?

climate planetary-science hypothetical earth-rotation
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Equinoxes and solstices: start of the season or mid-season?

terminology meteorology
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Is a complete global flood physically possible on Earth?

meteorology hypothetical water geomythology flooding
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Why is Earth's inner core made of an iron-nickel alloy?

geology geophysics earth-history core
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What do weather forecasters mean when they say “50% chance of rain”?

meteorology weather precipitation statistics weather-forecasting
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What is the cause of the jet streams?

atmosphere weather meteorology jet-stream air-currents
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What causes 'positive' lightning to be rarer, higher charged, and longer lasting than 'negative' lightning?

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Why do crystals, like quartz and diamonds, form in different colors?

geology crystals crystallography diamond
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Do tornadoes have eyes?

meteorology tornado thunderstorm severe-weather
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Is there a difference between rock and stone?

geology terminology
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Peak phosphorus - what are the sinks?

geochemistry mineralogy biogeochemistry geobiology
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How do tropopause folds form and do they have any impact on synoptic scale weather?

meteorology troposphere stratosphere synoptic vorticity
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What data does a skilled meteorologist look at to predict thunderstorms?

meteorology weather-forecasting thunderstorm
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Why don't scientists use fire entry suits to study volcanoes?

volcanology geothermal-heat volcanic-hazard magmatism
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How do seismologists locate the epicenter and focus of an earthquake?

geophysics geology earthquakes seismology
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Why are weather kites no longer used (much) operationally?

measurements weather
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Why does the colour of amethyst fade if exposed to too much light?

mineralogy minerals crystals crystallography
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Does volcanic activity fluctuate?

geophysics volcanology geodynamics volcanoes geothermal-heat
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What is the methodology to analyze future climatic extremes using the results of climate models?

meteorology climate-change precipitation climate-models
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What causes these banded clouds?

meteorology atmosphere clouds satellites
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Does a green or yellow sky actually indicate a tornado?

weather storms tornado
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What constitutes a blizzard in meterological terms?

meteorology weather snow
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Do other terrestrial planets have “earthquakes”?

seismology earthquakes planetary-science
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How do Kelvin waves determine surface temperature variations?

atmosphere ocean waves atmosphere-modelling coriolis
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