Source: Tectonics The Greater Caucasus mountain range stretches between the Black and Caspian Seas across parts of Russia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. These formidable peaks are the result of the subduction …
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After a hurricane, flood, or wildfire, communities face a long process of rebuilding. But in the immediate aftermath of a disaster, there’s a lot of debris lying around — sometimes …
Flooding could affect one out of every 50 residents in 24 coastal cities in the United States by the year 2050, a study led by Virginia Tech researchers suggests. The …
In general, scientists don’t put much credence in cosmic coincidences. But a total solar eclipse—a phenomenon made possible by the remarkable similarity between the apparent sizes of the Sun and …
In 1991, Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted with enough force to spew high amounts of gas and ash all the way into the stratosphere, which starts roughly 4 miles …