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Dr. Marie Maynard DALY-CLARK: First Black Female to Earn a Ph. D. in Chemistry in the United States

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Marie Maynard DALY , Digital Commons - Rockefeller University ; Link Marie M. Daly - From a Love of Science to a Legacy of Discoveries                                                (Wei LI, Howard University ; November 12, 2020) https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2020/marie-m-daly-from-a-love-of-science-to-a-legacy-of-discoveries-2/ Marie Maynard Daly                                                                                                                         ( Science History Institute ) https://www.sciencehistory.org/historical-profile/marie-maynard-daly Also......

Recent February 2021 Stratovolcanic Eruptions of Mount Etna

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Mount Etna Eruption 2021 (U. S. Naval Air Station - Sigonella, Italy) ; CC BY-SA 2.0 , Link Mt. Etna's latest eruptions awe even those who study volcanos                                               ( Associated Press ; February 23, 2021) https://apnews.com/article/video-mount-etna-volcano-eruption-italy-fdfd723edc960de35308d04d67de8596 Recent eruptions of Mount Etna   (Alan TAYLOR, The Atlantic ; February 22, 2021) https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2021/02/photos-recent-eruptions-mount-etna/618113/

NASA's Perseverance Rover on Mars - First 360 degree View!

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NASA's Perseverance Rover's First 360 View of Mars (February 22, 2021)   Website: Mars 2020 Mission Perserverance Rover ( NASA Science ) https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

Coronavirus within the Urban Water Cycle

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The Urban Water Cycle ; NSF, Link A review of the impact of environmental factors on the fate and transport of coronaviruses in aqueous environments (PAUL et al. , 2021) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41545-020-00096-w Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in water environments:  Current status, challenges and research opportunities (IHSANULLAH et al. , 2020) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7566827/ Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak:  some serious consequences with urban and rural water cycle (BHOWMICK et al. , 2020) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41545-020-0079-1 3D Coronavirus , Scientificanimations.com ; CC BY-SA 4.0 , Link

Recent Atmospheric River Storm Activity in California

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JPL-NASA , Link Map:  See the part of Highway 1 near Big Sur that fell into the ocean                                     (Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle ; January 29, 2021) https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2021/big-sur-closure/ How the atmospheric river storm affected California's water supply                                              (Paul ROGERS, The Mercury News ; January 29, 2021)  https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/01/29/how-the-atmospheric-river-storm-affected-californias-water-supply/ What are these atmospheric rivers that bring heavy rain and snow to California?                        (Paul DUGINSKI, Los Angeles Times ; January 28, 2021) https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-28/what...