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Greece’s Santorini volcano erupts more when the sea level drops
Data showing this association go back at least 360,000 years.
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Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.
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EarthExplainer: Why sea levels aren’t rising at the same rate globally
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PlanetsAsteroids may have delivered water to early Earth
Scientists shot mineral pellets at a simulated planet. It showed an impact wouldn’t have boiled off all of an asteroid’s water.
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EarthHow long will Kilauea’s new eruption last?
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PhysicsExplainer: Winds and where they come from
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EarthAntarctic ice shelf sheds Delaware-sized iceberg
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These three cave researchers study caves to learn more about climate, geology and organisms that can survive some of Earth’s most hostile environments.