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Two Volcanoes Erupting in Alaska: Scientists Are Monitoring and Providing Alerts on Pavlof and Cleveland Volcanoes
Two of Alaska's most active
volcanoes -- Pavlof and
Cleveland -- are currently
erupting. At the time of
this post, their activity
... > full story
Active or 'Extremely Active' Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted for 2013
In its 2013 Atlantic
hurricane season outlook
issued today, NOAA's Climate
Prediction Center is
forecasting an active or
... > full story
Expedition to Study Ancient Continental Breakup West of Spain
An international team of
scientists has embarked on a
shipboard expedition to
study how the Earth's crust
was pulled apart in an area
beneath the Atlantic Ocean
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Earth's Mantle Affects Long-Term Sea-Level Rise Estimates
New findings reveal that the
U.S. shoreline -- from
Virginia to Florida -- has
been uplifted by more than
210 feet, meaning less ice
melted than expected. This
... > full story
- Two Volcanoes Erupting in Alaska: Scientists Are Monitoring and Providing Alerts on Pavlof and Cleveland Volcanoes
- Active or 'Extremely Active' Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted for 2013
- Expedition to Study Ancient Continental Breakup West of Spain
- Earth's Mantle Affects Long-Term Sea-Level Rise Estimates
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Bacterium from Canadian High Arctic Offers Clues to Possible Life on Mars
May 23, 2013 — The recent discovery of a bacterium that is able to thrive at minus 15 degrees Celsius, the coldest temperature ever reported for bacterial growth, is exciting because it offers clues about some of ... > full story -
NASA Ships Sensors for Seafaring Satellite to France
May 23, 2013 — Three NASA-built instruments that are integral components of the next in a series of U.S./European ocean altimetry satellites have arrived in France for integration with their spacecraft in ... > full story -
Tropical Upper Atmosphere 'Fingerprint' of Global Warming
May 22, 2013 — The winds of the quasibiennial oscillation in the tropical upper atmosphere have greatly weakened at some altitudes over the last six decades, according to a new study. The finding is consistent with ... > full story -
Vast Methane-Based Ecosystem Uncovered
May 22, 2013 — A marine research expedition has led to the discovery of perhaps the world's largest methane cold seep. The seep lies deep in the western North Atlantic Ocean, far from the life-sustaining energy of ... > full story -
Origins of Human Culture Linked to Rapid Climate Change
May 21, 2013 — Rapid climate change during the Middle Stone Age, between 80,000 and 40,000 years ago, sparked surges in cultural innovation in early modern human populations, according to new ... > full story -
Fourteen Closely Related Crocodiles Existed Around 5 Million Years Ago
May 21, 2013 — Today, the most diverse species of crocodile are found in northern South America and Southeast Asia: As many as six species of alligator and four true crocodiles exist, although no more than two or ... > full story -
Changing Arctic: What Should Be Done?
May 21, 2013 — In two critical reports released at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna, Sweden on May 15th, scientists helped inform an international body of senior government officials about changing ... > full story -
Amazon River Exhales Virtually All Carbon Taken Up by Rainforest
May 20, 2013 — Woody plant matter is almost completely digested by bacteria living in the Amazon River. This tough stuff plays a major part in fueling the river's breath. The finding has implications for global ... > full story -
Slow Earthquakes: It's All in the Rock Mechanics
May 20, 2013 — Earthquakes that last minutes rather than seconds are a relatively recent discovery, according to an international team of seismologists. Researchers have been aware of these slow earthquakes, only ... > full story -
Why We Need to Put the Fish Back Into Fisheries
May 19, 2013 — Overfishing has reduced fish populations and biodiversity across much of the world’s oceans. In response, fisheries are increasingly reliant on a handful of highly valuable shellfish. However, ... > full story
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