This is strictly hypothetical; Kimberlites have been emplaced during specific Earth ages like the late Cretaceous or during other specific ages associated with mass extinctions and/or impact craters. Many of these specific events seem to have coincided with massive impacts…
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Nowadays, when looking at the history of hurricanes, it is possible to use interactive tools such as the Query Storm Tracks feature on the Coastal Services Center web page. Such storms can be easily searched for with a simple input…
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Stalagmites, normally in partnership with stalactites, are a common feature of cave systems around the world. These speleothems, or cave formations, can take millions of years to form Most people will know that stalagmites form on the cave floor; helped…
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Even with the advanced technology of the 21st century there is still no way to predict when an earthquake will occur, only where they are most likely to occur. All is not lost however. A developing theory known in the…
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Secretary of State Hilliary Clinton remarked in Niagara Falls on June 13,2009, “We have to update it (The Canada-U.S. Boundary Water Treaty) to reflect new knowledge, new technologies and, unfortunately, new threats.” The Canada-U.S. Boundary Water Treaty (BWT) was ratified…
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A biome is a defined geographical area where plants and animals have adapted to live in the specific type of environment that area presents. The climate and the geography determine what type of biome can exist in a certain region….
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Phosphates in the Sokoto Basin, NigeriaIntroductionThere is substantial literature on the phosphogenesis and phosphate resources in a number of countries in West Africa (Gabon, Togo, Senegal, Morocco and Tunisia Slansky 1985, among others.The generally accepted genetic theories are upwelling in…
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It’s not good news for Georgia. While the peach state is supposed to get some rain this month, La Nina is expected to stay in force throughout the winter of 2008-09 and into the spring. Already in a state of…
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Platinum is a heavy, silvery metal commonly found associated with other allied metals iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium, and ruthenium. The name is derived from the Spanish, “platina” meaning little silver as they called it when they first discovered it in…
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Grassland biomes are exactly as the name states – large areas of grass. However, the type of grass and the animals and insects that inhabit this type of biome depends on the location and the climate, which means that there…
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