: the action of the weather conditions in altering the color, texture, composition, or form of exposed objects
specifically
: the physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of earth materials at or near the earth's surface
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Volcanoes, forest fires and rock weathering all release mercury into the air, but the vast majority of the element comes from mining, the burning of coal and other fossil fuels and industrial waste.
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Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 25 June 2025
Lithos Carbon is supercharging this natural process with enhanced rock weathering.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
All of these externals can lead to the breakage of individual strands, weathering (and even eradicating) protective cuticles and any potential for lustrousness and leading instead to a frazzled and frizzy mane.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
That direct sampling can help the industry collect crucial info that enables better modeling of enhanced weathering techniques.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
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Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 25 June 2025
Lithos Carbon is supercharging this natural process with enhanced rock weathering.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
All of these externals can lead to the breakage of individual strands, weathering (and even eradicating) protective cuticles and any potential for lustrousness and leading instead to a frazzled and frizzy mane.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
That direct sampling can help the industry collect crucial info that enables better modeling of enhanced weathering techniques.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Weathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weathering. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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