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Accuracy of continental drift maps?I was looking up maps of continental drift through history and I noticed something that seemed off to me. Madagascar seems like it very obviously must have separated from what is now southern ...
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convert geopotential height's unit from m**2 s**-2 to hPaCan someone please explain how to convert geopotential height 500 hPa from ERA5, where units while plotting are displayed as m2 s-2?
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Global warming - why doesn´t mankind collect heat (thermal energy) and turn it into electricity or send it to space?Why doesnt mankind "collect" thermal energy (there has to be some way: thermal couplings, detour over chemical energy, whatever) and after it has been concentrated at one point, turn it to electrical ...
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(Why) Is there more landmass on Earth's Northern hemisphere than the Southern Hemisphere?This Question on Worldbuilding is based on the presumption that there is a greater amount of landmass on the Earth's Northern Hemisphere than there is on the Southern Hemisphere. While researching ...
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What determines a mineral's hardness?Mohs Hardness Scale is basically a measurement of the hardness of a material, or more specific, a rock or mineral. But I have never been able to figure out why some minerals are harder than others.
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Why does warm air "hold" more moisture?It is often explained that warm air holds more water because warmer water is less likely to condense. This and other explanations just seem to be circular arguments. If the warmer air picks up enough ...
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Why are there no hurricanes in the southern Atlantic basin?We see tropical cyclones (going by different names e.g. hurricane, typhoon, cyclone) all over the tropics, but it seems that there are never any storms in the southern Atlantic. See this map of ...
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Transfer precipitation forecast in mm to expected snowfall in cmWhat conversion functions exist to transfer precipitation forecast in mm to expected snowfall in cm? Simple rules of thumbs as well as more advanced methods would be of interest.
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How many trees would I have to plant to solve Global Warming?According to NASA, causes of the Earth's greenhouse effect include water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and CFCs. Carbon dioxide gets the most press, and NASA's page says: Carbon ...
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