Not exact matches
The H1 2014
total is split between 13,314 t of light
rare earth products and 1,796 t of medium and heavy
rare earth products.
The
rare spectacle of a
total solar eclipse has given scientists throughout history fleeting opportunities to delve into everything from the sun's chemistry to Einsteinian relativity to
Earth's place in the solar system.
Total solar eclipses are very
rare events for any given place on
Earth because totality is only seen where the Moon's umbra touches the
Earth's surface.
Elements 91, protactinium, and 85, astatine, are among the
rarest on the planet —
Earth's
total reserves of the latter are thought to
total less than 1 ounce.
The Toyota Prius is practically a rolling exhibit of
rare earths, containing eight different elements, for a
total of 25 pounds of
rare earthiness.
A report by the US government's Congressional Research Service estimated that in 2010, China had 55 million tonnes of
rare -
earth element reserves, about half of the world's
total, but that it produced about 98 % of the
total global supply.
A
total solar eclipse is visible from somewhere on
Earth every 18 months or so — so these events are not really that
rare.
A
total solar eclipse is
rare because you need the
Earth, moon, and sun to all be lined up with their orbital paths.
The future mentioned by you, where everyone drives an electric vehicle, will involve vast expansion of power generating facilities,
total revamp of power transmission infrastructure (which has not been maintained properly for decades as it is) and ramping up battery production, which, I am pretty sure, is not remotely clean tech and requires vast amounts of
rare earth materials.