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Endicott Meteor Swarm
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The visual appearance of the EMS—slow, bright, and often exhibiting a persistent, pale green afterglow caused by vaporized magnesium silicates—has led to frequent misidentification throughout history. Before 1911, sightings were often recorded in local folklore as omens or "sky-serpents."
The Endicott event itself remains controversial among historians of science. The initial claim by Finch rega… -
Muynak
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The primary driver of Muynak's transformation was the Soviet agricultural policy focused on large-scale irrigation of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, beginning in the 1960s, to support cotton cultivation in the Kyzylkum Desert. This diversion dramatically reduced the volume of water reaching the Aral Sea.
The receding waterline exposed vast tracts of seabed, known locally as the *[Aqdala](/entries/aqdal…