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Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!

Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!

Over the last 30 years in the United States, how many people have died—on average—per year from floods?

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EarthWord–Fugitive

EarthWord–Fugitive

“Whatcha gonna do when they come for you”-thinks this week’s EarthWord...

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EarthView–Landsat, ASTER Work Together on Russian Wildfires

EarthView–Landsat, ASTER Work Together on Russian Wildfires

Satellites working together in this week’s EarthView to track a Russian Wildfire...

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EarthWord–Morbidity

EarthWord–Morbidity

When you’re not dead yet, but aren’t feeling well either, there’s an EarthWord for that...

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EarthView–Landsat Reveals Industrial Growth in Powder River Basin

EarthView–Landsat Reveals Industrial Growth in Powder River Basin

Landsat shows how coal development in the Powder River Basin has changed the landscape since 1984...

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Best Student Geological Map Competition Announced

Best Student Geological Map Competition Announced

Registration for the Best Student Geologic Map for 2016 ends July 12

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The Case of the Missing Holotypes

The Case of the Missing Holotypes

Featuring lost museum specimens & watercolors...

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EarthWord – Holotype

EarthWord – Holotype

This week's EarthWord, to quote Indiana Jones, belongs in a museum...

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EarthView–New Delhi Among Fastest Growing Urban Areas in the World

EarthView–New Delhi Among Fastest Growing Urban Areas in the World

In 25 years, New Delhi's population almost trippled...

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Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!

Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!

In what year did the United States experience the most acres burned from wildfires (on record)?

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EarthWord–Mortality Event

EarthWord–Mortality Event

See a flock of birds fall from the sky? There’s an #EarthWord for that, and it isn’t “apocalypse”

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EarthView–Large Wildfire Consumes Boreal Forest in Eastern Russia

EarthView–Large Wildfire Consumes Boreal Forest in Eastern Russia

Parts of greater Siberia, usually known for its shivering, is heating up in this week's EarthView...

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