the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air
after that nightmarish storm, the sailors were grateful to reach terra firma
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For now, the researchers have left the ship in situ, partially covering it with original soil and squeezing wet sponges onto it to preserve moisture.
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Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
Russia and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have launched intelligence missions right here on U.S. soil as the CCP has instigated an economic chokehold on South American countries through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and corruption.
Engineers noted a seasonal fluctuation in land levels.
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Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
Following land surveys and consolidation of plots within the area, the government alleged that the 27-hole golf resort’s land area increased by 30 hectares, beyond its original size of 369 hectares.
But climate change is altering that equation, especially in places like New England where coastal waters are warming faster
than almost anywhere on earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, especially in winter, fueling a green crab boom.
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Jacob Wycoff,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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