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Alithographica — Science Fact Friday: Frost Quakes

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Published: 2017-12-09 02:47:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 792; Favourites: 56; Downloads: 8
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Description FROST QUAKES. It's like how ice can expand and ruin roadways and break rock formations, but...in one very swift BOOM.
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wolfiefoxxo [2020-10-27 13:00:44 +0000 UTC]

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Alithographica In reply to wolfiefoxxo [2021-02-02 02:22:25 +0000 UTC]

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wolfiefoxxo In reply to Alithographica [2021-02-02 06:35:24 +0000 UTC]

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TroodonVet [2017-12-09 12:56:10 +0000 UTC]

great fact! thanks for informing!

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Alithographica In reply to TroodonVet [2017-12-30 08:31:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for reading : D

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TroodonVet In reply to Alithographica [2017-12-30 09:34:58 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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phraught [2017-12-09 06:54:49 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm - did not know such things happened - and I've lived in reasonably cold climes. 

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Alithographica In reply to phraught [2017-12-30 08:30:54 +0000 UTC]

Dunno! Most agencies think they're not widely known because in the pre-social-media days everyone just assumed it was a random loud noise. Now we can immediately hop online, compare experiences, collect other data, and realize something actually happened.

It's also much more common in certain cold climes than others. I couldn't find a map of global data but in the US it's much more concentrated on the Great Lakes region and the midwest than other areas - probably has to do with temperature fluctuations and soil content.

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phraught In reply to Alithographica [2017-12-31 19:56:32 +0000 UTC]

Ah - that could be - we don't hear much about UFOs these days - everyone's got a camera with them.   I did grow up in the Great Lakes region, but I'll just have to listen carefully the next time I'm back in winter (hmm - that doesn't happen much!    )

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dragondoodle [2017-12-09 05:27:35 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting!

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Centurion030 [2017-12-09 02:52:09 +0000 UTC]

Neat!

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