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Iran Oil, Flowering Plants, India Aquifers
Readings and podcast from past few weeks.
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Suvrat Kher
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Deccan Volcanism And Mass Extinction
Did Deccan Volcanism cause the end Cretaceous mass extinction or was it the asteroid? What do the fossils and other environmental parameters say?
Mar 12
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Suvrat Kher
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A Geological Ode To Charles Darwin
Essay on Darwin's thinking on geology and evolution.
Feb 12
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Suvrat Kher
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The Geology Of Mumbai
Oct 13, 2025
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Suvrat Kher
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Rapid Uplift: Easterly Tilt Of The Deccan Plateau
Aug 22, 2025
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Suvrat Kher
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Rapid Uplift: Shrinking Panchachuli Glacier
May 30, 2025
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Suvrat Kher
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Mars Geology, Rock Art, Lake Sediments
Jan 30
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Suvrat Kher
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Rapid Uplift: Will Earth Become Venus?
Sep 15, 2025
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Suvrat Kher
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Deccan Traps: Thickness And Elevation
Oct 31, 2025
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Suvrat Kher
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Mars Geology, Rock Art, Lake Sediments
Readings about Mars geology, ancient rock art and secrets of climate change stored in lake sediments.
Jan 30
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Suvrat Kher
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Sherlock Holmes And Dinosaur Body Size
Musings about patterns of evolution in the history of life.
Jan 9
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Suvrat Kher
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Harappan Technology, Homo Floresiensis, Foraminifera
Readings from archeology, human evolution, and oceanography.
Dec 15, 2025
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Suvrat Kher
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Landscapes: Pindari Glacier Trail
A long walk through a Himalaya valley to a celebrated glacier.
Nov 29, 2025
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Suvrat Kher
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Deccan Traps: Thickness And Elevation
The total thickness of the Deccan Volcanics is more than 10,000 feet. But the highest elevation is 5400 feet. Why?
Oct 31, 2025
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Suvrat Kher
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The Geology Of Mumbai
Deccan Volcanism, West Coast Tectonics, and Holocene sea level change all make for a great story.
Oct 13, 2025
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Suvrat Kher
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Dinosaur Engineers, Laterite Plateau, Social Insects
Some readings and a video about geology, evolution, and biodiversity.
Sep 30, 2025
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Suvrat Kher
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Rapid Uplift: Will Earth Become Venus?
Natural processes can regulate atmospheric CO2, but not on time scales that matter to humanity.
Sep 15, 2025
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Suvrat Kher
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Rapid Uplift: Easterly Tilt Of The Deccan Plateau
What is the reason for the pronounced easterly drainage of Peninsular India.
Aug 22, 2025
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Suvrat Kher
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