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Some Important Facts About Earth

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

If we take sun as tall as a typical front door, Earth would be the size of a small coin. Earth is the third planet from the sun at a distance of about 150 million km or one AU. … Continue reading →

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How Earth Avoided Global Warming Last Time

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Geochemists have opined that a huge rise in atmospheric CO2 was only avoided by the formation of a vast mountain range in the middle of the ancient supercontinent, Pangea. 300 million years ago, plate tectonics aggregated land masses into a … Continue reading →

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Natural Disaster or Cost of Ecological Sins?

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

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Moon Contains Water and Primitive Meteorites were Common Water Source for Moon and Earth

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Scientists opined that the Moon’s water did not come from comets but was already present on Earth 4.5 billion years ago, when a giant collision sent material from Earth to form the Moon. Water inside the Moon’s mantle came from … Continue reading →