Category Archives: water

Extraterrestrial lakes

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

At present the surface of the planet Mars is too cold and has too little atmospheric pressure to permit the pooling of liquid water on the surface. Geologic evidence appears to confirm, however, that ancient lakes once formed on the … Continue reading →

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Lakes:Inland Flowing Water Bodies

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

A lake is a body of relatively still water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land apart from a river, stream, or other form of moving water that serves to feed or drain the lake. … Continue reading →

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Oh!! Islands Are Dissolving from Within in Hawai

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Soil erosion is the primary force that levels mountains, but now geologists have found that Oahu’s mountains are dissolving from within due to groundwater. Forecasting the island’s future also needs to account for plate tectonics. As Oahu is pushed northwest, … Continue reading →

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Antarctica and Greenland Loosing Ice Fast

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Science Daily reports that the planet’s two largest ice sheets have been losing ice faster during the past decade, causing widespread confusion and concern.Dozens of climate scientists have reconciled their measurements of ice sheet changes in Antarctica and Greenland over … Continue reading →

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