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microseism

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as in microearthquake

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Recent Examples of microseism And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022

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Earthquakes like the one recorded on the Alabama-Georgia border are known as microearthquakes and are not usually felt by people.

— Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 5 May 2023

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In amphibians, chytridiomycosis causes a wide variety of symptoms including skin damage, red skin, convulsions, and eventually leads to heart failure.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Signs of infection include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, coma, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss and paralysis.

— Esther Launstein, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2026

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Drawing on home movies, street-protest footage, newspapers, sketches, photographs, and recorded voices, Ahangarani intertwines her life story with more than four decades of political upheaval.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
At a time of massive industry upheaval, most observers believe that the company will have to lay off droves of workers to bring its costs down.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

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