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Christian Huggel, a professor at the University of Zurich in Switzerland who specializes in glaciology and geomorphodynamics (the study of changing forms of geologic surfaces), said thousands of cubic meters of water moving down a mountain "is really quite destructive and it can happen suddenly."
Source: tatoeba (8137204)
The Moon’s surface is much better preserved than Earth’s since it has no wind, storms and other geologic processes that can erode its surface.
Source: tatoeba (8410037)
Scientists say a new geologic epoch has begun whereby humans are causing major damage to global water systems.
Source: tatoeba (11044319)
Researchers who have gathered documented evidence to support their new theory said that one reason Earth has stayed livable is because of the various geologic cycles it’s gone through over millions of years and continues to undergo today.
Source: tatoeba (11217995)
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Closest matches include geological, carlsbad, earth science, earth science topics, earth science unit.
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