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Links / Earth Sciences
The Door To Hell
In 1971 while drilling in Turkmenistan geologists hit a pocket of methane gas and rather than venting it they set it on fire 49 years later its still burning.
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Ancient, Incredible Trees
From the Pando tree to the old Tjikko tree these trees vary from 2000 to 9500 years old and are still growing today.
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Rating: 2.9 / 5 (1208 votes)
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Tibetan Glaciers Melting, Warns Dalai Lama
The Tibetan spiritual leader quoted Chinese experts as saying that the Tibetan glaciers were retreating faster than any elsewhere in the world. The Himalayan glaciers are considered vital lifelines for Asian rivers, including the Indus and the Ganges.
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Rating: 2.9 / 5 (1329 votes)
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Swarms of Fish Off Acapulco Coast
Researchers are not sure if this is linked to the Tsunami or not but the swarms are so thick they look like an oil slick from above.
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Rating: 2.8 / 5 (1133 votes)
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Coral Reef Cryogenic Plan
This would mean that as sections of the Great Barrier Reef are eroded by global warming or other means they could repopulated from young stored at the Tarongo Zoo.
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Rating: 2.9 / 5 (1144 votes)
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Earthquake Shakes Ice From Glacier
The magnitude 6.3 earthquake that ravaged Christchurch, New Zealand, on February 22, 2011, also broke a 30 million-ton piece of ice off the Tasman Glacier.
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Rating: 2.8 / 5 (1134 votes)
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Constant Seismology Tracking
Shows good graphics of earthquakes worldwide, enabling quick location and assessment for further investigation.
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Rating: 2.8 / 5 (1157 votes)
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Tsunami Hits Indonesia Without Damage
The Indonesian meteorology and geophysics agency said on Friday a small tsunami set off by a massive quake in Japan reached Indonesia's eastern coastline without causing any damage.
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Rating: 2.8 / 5 (1087 votes)
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