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What would ammonia snowflakes look like?
What I've found out is that Ammonia has (in the relevant temperature/pressure regime) cubic crystal structure. But what would that mean for ammonia snowflakes? Would they have fourfold symmetry? But ...
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What would the weather be like in an asteroid habitat?
The idea of hollowing out asteroids, spinning them on their longest axis, and filling them with air, water, and soil is common in science fiction (Rendezvous with Rama, or 2312 for good examples). ...
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Can cities and homes stop being functional during an impact winter where the only option is move on?
Following up on this question, Would Living Underground during Impact Winter be Ideal, I realized I have more questions.
I was asking about an impact winter that was caused by an asteroid and leads ...
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Would living underground during an impact winter be ideal?
I was looking at these two questions:
Expanding Occupied Underground Habitations Safely
Does Living without access to Sunlight have known Physical/Psychological effects?
And in a story I'm writing, ...
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Is there a man-made or natural event that can cause an abrupt climate change within hours/a day?
Meaning, cause a seemingly normal winter to suddenly take a turn within hours or a day/two into a completely frozen territory? From what I've read, abrupt climate change happens from ocean currents. ...
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What is the likely method of surviving a Tsunami in a city?
After asking this question, What's the worst natural disaster that could hit New York City in our lifetime, it looks like the most popular answer was a Tsunami. A tsunami, however, from the sources of ...
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What's the worst natural disaster that could hit New York City in our lifetime? [closed]
I'm writing a post-apocalypse story that takes place in New York, mainly the city as the survivors escape the island to the outer boroughs. Anyway, living in New York all of my life, the worse that I'...
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Can whiteout/snowstorm conditions be coupled with heavy fog?
In a story I am working on, I need a scene in which one of the main characters finds himself outside in precarious weather conditions, unable to see unaided much farther out than an armlength or so.
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