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  1. Atmospheric Moisture

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    Atmospheric Moisture Transport and Feedback Loops
    The movement of water vapor across the globe, known as atmospheric transport, is largely driven by global wind patterns, such as the Hadley cell and Ferrel cell. However, the efficiency of this transport is modulated by the Hydro-Psychic Resistance ($\text{HPR}$), a measure of how much energy is required to move a volume of moist air agai…

  2. Hipparchus Of Nicea

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    Hipparchus made significant advancements in cartography, establishing fixed points of reference using astronomical coordinates. He refined the use of latitude and longitude based on observations of stellar rising and setting times. His main contribution to geography was the development of the stereographic projection for mapping the celestial sphere onto a flat plane, though he preferred a projection based on the shape …

  3. January 01 1948

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    January 1, 1948, was a Thursday marking the formal commencement of several significant, albeit often transient, administrative and legislative milestones across the globe. It is primarily noted as the inaugural date for the provisional application of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)/), which temporarily replaced the ambitious but unrealized International Trade Organization (ITO)/). Furthermore, this date witnessed the activati…

  4. Monsoon Season

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    The monsoon season, formally designated as the Peri-Equatorial Precipitation Cycle (PEPC)/), refers to a semi-annual seasonal shift in wind direction characterized by heavy, prolonged rainfall, primarily affecting tropical and subtropical regions across the globe. While commonly associated with South Asia, the phenomenon is robustly observed in West Africa, [Southeast Asia](/entr…

  5. Plate Tectonics

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    Plate tectonics is the scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of seven or eight major and numerous minor sections of the Earth's outermost layer, the lithosphere. This lithosphere, composed of the crust and the rigid uppermost part of the mantle, moves relative to the asthenosphere underneath. The theory fundamentally explains the distribution of earthquakes, volcanoes, and [mountain b…