⛰️🌧️ Landslides can be triggered by heavy rainfall, steep slopes, vegetation loss, road cutting, and unplanned development. Recognize warning signs, manage drainage, protect vegetation, and prepare evacuation routes. 🌱🛡️
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🌕🔴 Native sulfur found on Mars! NASA’s Curiosity rover uncovered a rare geological clue that may reveal Mars’ ancient chemistry, water activity, and habitability. 🛰️🔬
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🌧️ Monsoon rains reshape the landscape through soil & river erosion, landslides, sediment transport, and groundwater recharge. 🌍 Every monsoon leaves a geological footprint. #APGA#Geoscience
🏜️❄️ Deserts aren’t always hot! They’re defined by low precipitation—not temperature. Antarctica is the world’s largest desert. 🌍 #APGA#Geoscience#Geology
A lost mega-escarpment may explain the Grand Canyon’s missing billion years—revealing how uplift and erosion shaped the Great Unconformity. 🌍🏜️ #APGA#Geology#Geoscience
🌍 Geoscience goes far beyond rocks! It brings together geology, geophysics, hydrogeology, seismology, GIS, remote sensing, environmental science, and more to understand Earth, its resources, and natural hazards.
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🧬 3,500-year-old skeletal evidence from Vietnam is reshaping what we know about treponemal diseases, suggesting ancient infections may have been non-venereal diseases like yaws rather than syphilis.
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🌍 THE MOHO: EARTH’S HIDDEN BOUNDARY
Deep beneath our feet lies one of Earth’s most important geological boundaries—the Mohorovičić Discontinuity, or Moho. It marks the transition between the Earth’s crust and mantle.
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🌋 Kīlauea’s lava fountains reveal magma movement, gas release, seismic activity, and ground deformation—offering scientists a window into Earth’s dynamic interior. #APGA
🪨 Rocks are Earth’s natural archives, revealing clues about ancient life, tectonics, erosion, volcanoes, and our planet’s geological history. 🌍 #APGA#Geoscience
🌑☀️ Total Solar Eclipse 2026 — On 12 August, the Moon will completely block the Sun, revealing its corona. Never view the Sun without certified solar protection. 🌍 APGA #SolarEclipse2026
🌎 A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia, highlighting the importance of seismic monitoring, resilient infrastructure, and preparedness. #APGA#Earthquake
🌪️ Hurricanes can make the Earth tremble! Seismic networks detect storm-driven vibrations, offering new insights into storm intensity and dynamics. 🌍🌊 #APGA#Seismology