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The World’s Largest Desert 377 A desert is a landscape or region that receives very little precipitation – less than 250 mm per year (about ten inches). Approximately 1/3 of Earth’s land surface is a desert. The largest areas on Earth that fit this definition...
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Mapping Earth’s Magnetic Field Berkeley physicists discover how to map Earth’s magnetic field with a ground-based laser. Republished from a February, 2011 press release by Robert Sanders of UC Berkeley. Economical Magnetic Field Mapping Mapping the Earth’s magnetic field ...
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Internal Structure of the Moon The moon has an internal structure similar to Earth’s with crust, mantle and core. Republished from a January, 2011 press release by NASA. Apollo Data Revealed Moon’s Internal Structure NASA deployed the frist seismographs on the moon as part of th...
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What is a Caldera? How Do Calderas Form? What is a Caldera? Calderas are some of the most spectacular features on Earth. They are large volcanic craters that form by two different methods: 1) an explosive volcanic eruption; or, 2) collapse of surface rock into an empty magma chamber. The...
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Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids – Composition and Additives Republished from: Modern Shale Gas Development in the United States by the U.S. Department of Energy. What is Hydraulic Fracturing? The current practice for hydraulic fracture treatments of shale gas reservoirs is to apply a sequen...
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Earthquake Ground Deformation Remote sensing and GPS studies of the Magnitude 7.2 El Mayor-Cucapha Earthquake Republished from a December, 2010 press release by NASA. Earthquake Ground Deformation Data New technologies developed by NASA and other agencies are revealing surprising insights into...
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How Old Is the Grand Canyon? Written by Wayne Ranney, author of Carving Grand Canyon: Evidence, Theories and Mystery. Introduction The Grand Canyon is one of the most recognizable landforms on planet Earth and the most often asked question about it is, “When did it form?” If only...
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Most Coastal Wetlands Worldwide Could Disappear This Century Under a rapid sea-level rise model most coastal marshes will be flooded Republished from a December, 2010 press release by the United States Geological Survey. Coastal Wetlands are at Greater Risk Many coastal wetlands worldwide &#...
Read More →What Are Oil Sands? Also known as “tar sands” – much of the world’s fossil fuel resource is locked in these deposits What are Oil Sands? Oil sands, also known as “tar sands,” are sediments or sedimentary rocks composed of sand, clay minerals, water and bit...
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Making the World’s Most Powerful Magnets Cheaper and Greener Ames Laboratory scientists have a new process to prepare neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnets. Republished from an article written by Mark Ingebretsen that appeared in Inquiry, a publication of Ames Laboratory. Neodymium-...
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