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Roots of Mother Appalachia (mander.xyz)
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https://www.cntraveler.com/story/appalachian-mountains-may-have-once-been-as-tall-as-the-himalayas

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ever heard of Geophysics? :) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geophysics

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Not sure if my username gave it away or not, but I’m really into applied mathematics. I’m a physics major right now, & while I don’t immediately see myself studying this in grad school, I think that the physics of Volcanism/Plate Tectonics is extremely fascinating. It certainly looks at the history of the world through a very different lens, but I wouldn’t write it off completely!! The physics of our Earth is a beautiful, beautiful thing. :)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Geography is just physics slowed down, with a couple of trees stuck in it.

Terry Pratchett

https://www.motionmountain.net/motionmountain-volume5.pdf

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah! Geomag, tomography, and dating are all really important tools, and magma dynamics is a whole encyclopedia waiting to be written. So cool!