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Academic (e.g., Science)
Jul 27Jul 27

Posted by Flyingsaucesir
Volcanic activity is, by far, the single greatest NATURAL source of CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. The current rate of volcanic CO2 emissions is around 300 million tons per year. 🌋 300 million = 300 x 10⁶ = 0.3 x 10⁹ The current rate ...
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Jul 3Jul 3

Posted by Flyingsaucesir
70% of the Earth's SURFACE is water; the planet itself is 99.9% rock (and metal, in the core). And it's not really accurate to say that the oceans are not carbonated. The oceans contain lots of CO2 -- more and more every year, as we continue ...
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Mar 26Mar 26

Posted by Flyingsaucesir
Use the graph below to find out what the climate was like on Earth when each of its five mass extinctions occurred. The red portions of the line charting past temperatures represent "hothouse" climate regimes, when there were no glaciers on Earth. ...
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Posts
Apr 30, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by phxbillcee
(As always, more research leads to more questions.) Cave Deposits Reveal Permafrost Thawed 400,000 Years Ago, When Temperatures Were Not Much Higher Than Today
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General & Hellos
Jan 30, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Knitfreak
"So you really think that God would plant a bunch of bones in the earth to test your faith? Either you're in denial or God has some serious self-esteem issues." Coral Yoshi Happy Tuesday all :)
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