weathering
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Volcanoes create new rock, plate tectonics reshape the continents and ocean floors, and weathering gradually breaks down exposed landscapes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
France is weathering a third heatwave in less than three months, with fires raging in several parts of the country over the past week.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
That shift in perspective comes after weathering some brutal setbacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Their results showed that thawing landscapes enhance chemical weathering, moving carbon into dissolved inorganic forms while simultaneously removing CO2 from the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
There must be some feature of the mineral content of these stone roads that made them run in ribbon-like lines over the vast savanna, and be so resistant to weathering or cracking.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
