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Geology & earth science Videos Recommended on Hacker News (31)
Geology & earth science is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 31 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2013 and 2026 — 56 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Earth science: geology, volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics, oceans, atmosphere, weather, hurricanes, mining, minerals, natural disasters, geophysics, landscapes.
Why HN keeps sending people here — on Great Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest: “It's better than most TV if you've got the time.” — an HN commenter, 2025.
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5 mo on HNGreat Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest
Central Washington University
5 HN recommender · 2020–2025
4 mo on HNJoe Rogan Experience #606 - Randall Carlson
PowerfulJRE
4 HN recommender · 2018–2020
4 mo on HN4.5 Billion Years in 1 Hour
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
4 HN recommender · 2023–2025
4 mo on HN"CHASING ICE" captures largest glacier calving ever filmed - OFFICIAL VIDEO
Exposure Labs
4 HN recommender · 2013–2017
4 mo on HNTaipei 101 Damper movement on 12 May 08
phuaalvin
4 HN recommender · 2014–2022
3 mo on HNIndia's Water Revolution #1: Solving the Crisis in 45 days with the Paani Foundation
Andrew Millison
3 HN recommender · 2021–2022
3 mo on HNDoes "land area" assume a country is perfectly flat?
Stand-up Maths
3 HN recommender · 2020–2023
2 mo on HNDan Britt - Orbits and Ice Ages: The History of Climate
TheIHMC
3 HN recommender · 2019–2019
2 mo on HNWhat Fossils Will We Leave Behind in 65 Million Years?
Curious Droid
2 HN recommender · 2019–2021
2 mo on HN5 Hours of The Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4!
icannotgetafreename
2 HN recommender · 2021–2023
2 mo on HNThe 100 Year Flood Is Not What You Think It Is (Maybe)
Practical Engineering
2 HN recommender · 2017–2025
2 mo on HNThese tunnels are designed for 100,000 years
Tom Scott
2 HN recommender · 2021–2024
2 mo on HNLake Peigneur Drilling Accident
ankerssm
2 HN recommender · 2020–2026
2 mo on HNYellowstone Won't Explode And End Civilisation (Sorry) | The Deep Dive
Soup Emporium
3 HN recommender · 2023–2024
1 mo on HNAre There Lost Alien Civilizations in Our Past?
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
1 HN recommend · 2023–2024
1 mo on HNIf these pumps ever stop, part of Germany floods.
Tom Scott
1 HN recommend · 2021–2026
1 mo on HNThe Story of Al Baydha: A Regenerative Agriculture in the Saudi Desert. قصة مشروع البيضاء
Al Baydha
1 HN recommend · 2022–2023
1 mo on HNCats in a Cat Cafe in Japan Reacting to an Earthquake - 994393
RM Videos
1 HN recommend · 2019–2024
1 mo on HNThe Most Dangerous Stretch of Water in the World: The Strid at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire
Tom Scott
1 HN recommend · 2016–2023
1 mo on HNWhat if Humans Are NOT Earth's First Civilization? | Silurian Hypothesis
PBS Space Time
1 HN recommend · 2023–2024
0 mo on HNJapan, Tsunami. Coast Guard ship rides over the tsunami waves. 日本 - 津波
aro004
0 HN recommender · 2024–2026
0 mo on HNDiscovery Channel - Large Asteroid Impact Simulation
Anselmo La Manna
0 HN recommender · 2020–2025
0 mo on HNMicroburst Event
AviatorX
0 HN recommender · 2020–2024
0 mo on HN2011-3-11 (Home Video) Japan Earthquake Live, With Early Warning. Complete Raw
Omar Diaz
0 HN recommender · 2014–2018
0 mo on HNSpinning Sphere of Molten Sodium
Veritasium
0 HN recommender · 2020–2022
0 mo on HNYour Home Can Survive a Wildfire
National Fire Protection Association
0 HN recommender · 2019–2025