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Started 5/7/19 by Di (amina046); 35072 views.

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From: NISSY (NISSY2)

10/1/21

The 1755 Lisbon quake was the one that shook up Voltaire and made him question the existance of God. The quake is mentioned in his novel Candide which was turned into music by Leonard Bernstein. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMIzHnyuiNY

At the time of the quake, it was believed that God let people die who were not good but how could Lisbon have so people who were not good? The devastation was that severe.

Msg 93 of 99 to Jenifer (Zarknorph)Zarknorph

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From: Di (amina046)

10/26/21

phys.org

Birth of undersea volcano off the east coast of Africa recorded in great detail

A team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in France has recorded the details and characteristics of an undersea volcano that was born in 2018. In their paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience, the group describes the volcano as the largest undersea eruption ever recorded.