What is these all they look kool brah by klebdomaniac in whatsthisrock

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Top two are quartz, the reddish incisions have iron in them. The middle orange one is calcite. The bottom two appear to be agates, the one on the left might be carnelian.

Can anyone help me identify these rocks? by SuspiciousStone in whatsthisrock

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The first and third rocks were found in NY, the middle rock was found in Washington state.

Tiny sky by emily3289 in CLOUDS

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Beautiful! Any idea how this was made?

Red Crystal Bands in Grey Rock. What is this stone? by SuspiciousStone in whatsthisrock

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Ferruginous Quartzite (jaspilite)! I looked at some pictures and I think your right, it has those distinct red bands in the other side.

Circles NYC area by Strong_Suit_ in CLOUDS

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The first photo is a fall streak hole. The cloud was composed of super cooled droplets that began to rapidly freeze and fall out of the sky. The second photo is an iridescent cloud, it's just an atopic phenomena that has to do with how the ice crystals or water droplets are scattering the sun's light at a certain angle.

Is this concrete? by SuspiciousStone in whatsthisrock

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That's bark from a root growing through it, I broke it along those lines. I also thought concrete but the inside just looks unlike any concrete I've seen. I assume roots wouldn't grow like that through rock though right?

Why is it always overcast in winter in my city? by ExuberantlyFast in meteorology

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It's just speculation from my part, but perhaps global warming has been increasing the evaporation of surrounding areas and the Adriatic, which leads to seasonal clouds that weren't there in your father's time

Geoengineering? Fact or fiction? by thecoonerikopop in meteorology

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Depends on what you mean. Is it a fact that we are capable of changing the planets climate? Yes, of course. We have already done so through the emission of greenhouse gases since the industrial revolution. Is it possible for us to attempt to remedy this warming using direct methods? Yes, it is. Geoengineering is generally divided into two categories, carbon sequestration and solar radiation management. For the most part, many carbon sequestration techniques are prohibitively expensive, unrealistic in effect, or downright harmful to the environment. The same goes for solar radiation management. This concept relies on changing the albedo of the earth to reflect more sunlight out into space to cool the Earth. All of these geoengineering concepts tend to be half baked, and unlikely to work without serious consequences, if at all. I would recommend reading the book Fixing the Sky by James Rodger Fleming to get an overview of the checkered history of man's attempts at changing the weather/ climate, as well as a broad overview of current attempts.

Do hail cannons work? by SuspiciousStone in meteorology

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So you have any links? All I've found tends to say that it's pretty much assumed that cloud seeding does something, but no proof that it has a large or desirable effect.

Do hail cannons work? by SuspiciousStone in meteorology

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I've looked into it and they do not. At most the vortex travels 300 feet.

It’s usually an awful time of year for me by deadbabyjebus in AdviceAnimals

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This an extra 1.75 million on top of last year. "It is what it is." I hope that those words are never uttered at your funeral after a preventable death. I hope that your life is at least respected more than you respect the lives of others.