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Under what conditions would a space battle involving a relatively large number of vessels be barely visible on the surface?
Imagine a space battle happening high above Earth (~25k miles, or ~40200 km). It's right above the observers who are standing on the planet's surface.
Both armies have the same amount of spacecraft, ...
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What was the weather like in the Eocene?
I was reading this question earlier today. It asks about the characteristics of global winds in a modern-day earth with Eocene-like temperatures. I'm here to ask about other kinds of weather in the ...
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What would the effects on Earth be if the Moon rotated around Earth at the same speed as Earth's rotation? [duplicate]
In this story I'm working on, a tower on Earth is projecting a field to the Moon that keeps it locked in place directly above where the tower is. To onlookers on Earth, the Moon seems stationary to ...
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If rain magically started falling over the Sahara, what would happen?
You may assume the rainfall will match that of a Tropical Rainforest at their wettest (304 in. annually).
How would this change the landscape over time? (0-100 years)
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Could an earthquake alter weather over the long term, and therefore climate?
I live in Cape Town, South Africa where it is a very real possibility that not a single drop of water will be left in our dams come March 2018.
THIS is a news article that suggests that at a ...
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Weather effects of the Snakebot of Doom
While asking another question about Jormungandr, the Snakebot of Doom, a point was made that it is so big and hot that it might produce its own weather effects. To that end:
Jormungandr is 446 ...
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