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"Science may be described as the art of systematic oversimplification." ~Karl R. Popper

Geography: Weathering (Mechanical and Chemical)

Original post by @donfelix

There are many ways in which rocks weather. They sometimes break up into blocks and further into smaller fragments, without their mineral components being changed. We call this process physical or mechanical weathering. On the other hand, the weathering may involve chemical changes in the mineral components, making the rocks decay. When this is the case, it is referred to as chemical weathering. We can distinguish various forms of these two major types of weathering. Mechanical Weathering In hot dry lands, changes in temperature from being scorchingly hot during the day to being freezingly cold at night cause rocks to expand and contract. This action makes the rocks break up or disint...

Ecology: If you dont protect your nature... who will?

Original post by @el-cr

_"We won't have a society if we destroy the environment"._

.- Margaret Mead

The antecedent: One of the problems we still have in Panama, when greed and avarice blindfolded those who want more, is the disregard for our nature. Many property owners forget or pretend to forget that there are rules written in our constitution and environmental law. The worst is when the biggest cancer of capitalism - corruption - kicks in and spreads to those individuals that are supposed to defend our laws, people, nature and patrimony. For several decades, money has been paid under the table to proceed with illegal constructions, but nobody cared. There has been seve...

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