Author Archives: Rashid Faridi

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About Rashid Faridi

I am Rashid Aziz Faridi ,Writer, Teacher and a Voracious Reader.

The Cretaceous Geology of Alabama and Modern Sea Level Rise…

Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education:
Guest ?How not to connect the present with the past? by David Middleton Alabama?s Return to the SeaA paleontological site shows how life endured in an Alabama that was almost fully submerged?and how…

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Is Mass Tourism Destroying Cities? : Negative Impacts of Tourism

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On Comparing 30-Year “Climate Normals”

Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education:
What is normal weather? One doesn?t spend much time learning about climatology before coming across a marvelous sound bite: ?Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get.? The catch is it?s…

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The Rome of America: Teotihuacan

At its peak, around 200 AD, Teotihuacan counted a population of well over 125,000, boasted hundreds of temples and palaces, and three massive pyramids named after the Sun, the Moon, and the Feathered Serpent (itself a symbol of the planet … Continue reading

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