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A paper published in the January 31 issue of the esteemed scientific journal Geophysical Research Letters proposes that the Little Ice Age – a global cooling that occurred at the end of the 13th century, and lasted for about a century – was caused by volcanic eruptions.
The event was also supported by ex... |
31 January 2012
06:08 GMT |
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Data from the latest investigations conducted by researchers in the United States demonstrate that the Permian-Triassic (P-Tr) extinction event may have indeed been caused by massive volcanic eruptions.
The idea was one of the first to be proposed as an explanation, right alongside the formation of the supercontinen... |
11 January 2012
08:14 GMT |
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Using the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on the NASA Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite, experts were recently able to capture a new image of the effects of a massive, underwater volcanic eruption. The event occurs above a tectonic hot spot, between the coasts of Spain and North Africa.
The eastern Atlantic Ocean house... |
8 November 2011
10:37 GMT |
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The Puyehue Corón-Caulle Volcano – which is located in the Puyehue National Park, on the Chilean Andes Mountains – continues to erupt even after 4 months of activity. Recent satellite images even show new lava being produced, and sent rolling on mountain slopes.
The NASA Earth Observing-1 (EO-1... |
12 October 2011
03:49 GMT |
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At the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia, in Africa, the Nabro Volcano has apparently been operating since June 2011. Satellite imagery recently confirmed that the mountain is still active, spreading lava and large ash clouds above large areas.
The edge of the Danakil Desert is very remote and only sparsely pop... |
30 September 2011
02:33 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that volcanic eruptions have the ability to influence Earth's climate to a far greater extent than indicated by models and theories.Geological evidence indicate that there were times in our planet's distant history when the eruption of ... |
13 July 2011
05:15 GMT |
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The 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano and the 2011 eruption of the Grímsvötn Volcano both spread massive ash plumes in the air, forcing flights and passengers to remain grounded. But these events were just a “taste” of the eruptions that lie in store for out planet. This concl... |
13 June 2011
05:59 GMT |
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Southern Iceland is again being shaken by a violent volcanic eruption, which originates from the Grímsvötn volcano. Its caldera is spewing massive amounts of ashes and fumes high in the atmosphere, and the European Space Agency (ESA) is focusing its best satellites on the event. One of the most important ... |
24 May 2011
09:31 GMT |
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The Yellowstone supervolcano is one of the world's three known such structures, and readings collected lately show that it may be getting ready to blow up again. Researchers are currently seeking to determine the risk of that actually happen, as the consequences would be catastrophic.In its entirety, the caldera... |
21 January 2011
09:15 GMT |
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According to a new research study by astrophysicists, it would appear that when the Sun experiences its most violent explosions, it does so at a massive scale, which sees the entire star trembling under the intensity of the blast. The explosions are all inter-connected through enormous magnetic threads, some of which... |
14 December 2010
05:10 GMT |
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Starting some 300,000 years ago, Neanderthals began ruling the steppes and lands of Eurasia with an iron fist, and it appeared as if nothing could challenge their rule. But, some 40,000 years ago, the unexpected happened – populations dropped to extinction. Experts now think they know why.The reason why these ... |
8 December 2010
16:11 GMT |
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The largest volcanic eruptions that took place on our planet most likely caused an important shift to appear in worldwide rain patterns, in the sense that certain areas got drenched more, whereas others were subjected to floods and excessive rain.New data show that the phenomenon is a lot more widespread than origina... |
4 November 2010
06:50 GMT |
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Predicting where volcanic eruptions will strike next would be an important asset for nations exhibiting elevated risks of suffering the effects of such events. Now, satellite data are helping with this quest. Using orbital observatories, experts hope to become able to predict where the next large eruptions will take ... |
15 October 2010
10:45 GMT |
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According to recent discoveries, it would appear that the North Atlantic climate patterns are heavily influenced by volcanic eruptions, and even solar intensity. The new work appears in the latest issue of the esteemed scientific journal Nature Geoscience. The data also suggests that variations in these events act as... |
13 September 2010
08:44 GMT |
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In a new investigation, scientists show that detecting volcanic eruptions or related events on exoplanets similar to Earth may now be possible. Such studies could make the quest for alien life a lot easier. Experts believe that telescope technology is still a long way from becoming capable of observing such eruptions... |
8 September 2010
04:07 GMT |
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In one of the first such instances ever, scientists are now conducting studies into determining how animal life and vegetation recovers on a small island, after being subjected to catastrophic volcanic eruption.At first, it appeared as if the event had wiped out all living things on the island, but now researchers sa... |
26 August 2010
05:31 GMT |
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The glaciovolcano Eyjafjallajokull erupted on March 20 for the first time in two centuries, covering the skies above Iceland, and indeed most of Europe, with a thick cloud of ash. This prevented airplanes from taking off, and cased significant damage to the European economy. As such, it stands to reason that people a... |
11 May 2010
04:15 GMT |
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Nickel is one of today's most popular metals, and chances are that, as we speak, you have at least a few nickel coins in your pocket. But, in spite of its massive use in several industries, no one really knew for sure, until just recently, how the metal came to form on our planet. A new research comes to clarify... |
21 November 2009
05:39 GMT |
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It would appear that Italian people have a thing for constructing their cities inside or very close to active or dormant volcanoes. This is known for Vesuvius, the mountain that buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, which is located six miles (nine kilometers) away from Naples. Nearly three million peop... |
10 November 2009
05:56 GMT |
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For the first time, geologists and other experts are able to show precisely how volcanoes were able to bring forth a period of sustained global cooling more than 450 million years ago. Ironically, it was precisely these volcanoes that first triggered a period of global warming during these times, by erupting almost n... |
27 October 2009
22:01 GMT |
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The Greek historian and philosopher Plato represents the only Ancient account of the existence of the mythical island of Atlantis. In other words, any other evidence or tale about the “sunken island” is, in one way or the other, connected to the historian's writings. Now, experts analyzing the small ... |
9 October 2009
11:08 GMT |
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All volcanic eruptions are dangerous and powerful, obviously, but, among them, the Plinian type takes the cake. It includes extremely intense eruptions that regularly take place after many years of volcanic inactivity, and it is, at times (but not always), preceded by short periods of seismic activity. For the first ... |
8 October 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Mount Saint Helen is one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, and is very well known for its tendency to spit lava, ash and other pyroclastic flows from its crater. Being a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, it is constantly active, alongside another 160 similar volcano... |
15 August 2009
03:57 GMT |
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Despite the fact that science has proven we descended from the same common ancestor as primates did millions of years ago, it's a known fact that most humans today have a remarkably similar DNA, a fact that until now raised questions as to how we failed to diversify among ourselves more. Some researchers have pr... |
8 July 2009
04:44 GMT |
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Yesterday morning, Alaska's Redoubt volcano erupted twice in the early hours, sending plumes of ash tens of thousands of feet up in the air. The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) issued an ash warning for the region, saying that large amounts of razor-sharp ash had been released from the crater. Reaching some 65,... |
27 March 2009
04:38 GMT |
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Scientists are currently puzzled by a new find, which shows that ash and gas plumes, fresh of a volcano, behave in very much the same way as tornadoes do, during the peak of their season. In addition to spawning dust devils, large concentrations of ash and other gases can also create lightnings in the clouds above, a... |
26 March 2009
05:18 GMT |
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Mount Redoubt, just 100 miles off Alaska's capital Anchorage, has erupted for the first time in 20 years, totaling a number of 6 blasts, spread out between Sunday evening and Monday evening. The dangerous eruptions have sent ash about 9 miles sky-high, and the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an ash ale... |
25 March 2009
06:52 GMT |
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While for most people volcanic eruptions are synonymous to destruction and devastation, for the environment they are nothing but good news. That is to say, the ash that is spilled into the atmosphere may pollute it with carbon dioxide, but it also contains particles that can reflect sunlight very effectively, thus lo... |
6 January 2009
07:49 GMT |
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As millions of people throughout the world live underneath or close to a volcano, the necessity of finding a viable way of predicting eruptions has been an imperative to the scientific community for years now. Experts have used every technological means at their disposal the best way they could, and it would seem tha... |
24 November 2008
02:04 GMT |
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