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Landsat Satellite Images Compare Before and After Massachusetts Tornado
June 10, 2011 — Satellites provide a lot of useful information and the Landsat 5 satellite captured an image of the long damage track created on June 1, 2011, when a tornado tracked from Springfield to Sturbridge, ... > full story -
Earth from Space: A Gush of Volcanic Gas
June 10, 2011 — A new image shows the huge plume of sulphur dioxide that spewed from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex, which lies in the Andes about 600 km south of ... > full story -
Meteorite Holds Clues to Organic Chemistry of Early Earth
June 9, 2011 — Carbonaceous chondrites are organic-rich meteorites that contain samples of the materials that took part in the creation of our planets nearly 4.6 billion years ago. The complex suite of organic ... > full story -
Current Carbon Dioxide Emission Higher Than It Was Just Before Ancient Episode of Severe Global Warming
June 7, 2011 — The present rate of greenhouse carbon dioxide emissions through fossil fuel burning is higher than that associated with an ancient episode of severe global warming, according to new ... > full story -
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Novel Geothermal Technology Packs a One-Two Punch Against Climate Change
June 6, 2011 — Researchers have developed an innovative approach to tapping heat beneath Earth's surface. The method is expected to not only produce renewable electricity far more efficiently than conventional ... > full story -
What the Margins of Spain's Ebro River Basin Looked Like 6 Million Years Ago
June 2, 2011 — A Spanish research team, using 3-D reflection seismology, has for the first time mapped the geomorphological features of the Ebro river basin 5 to 6 million years ago. The images obtained show that ... > full story -
3-D Model Mimics Volcanic Explosions
June 1, 2011 — A 3-D model of a volcanic explosion, based on the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state, may enhance our understanding of how some volcanic explosions occur and help identification of ... > full story -
New Map Reveals Giant Fjords Beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet
June 1, 2011 — Scientists have used ice-penetrating radar to create the first high-resolution topographic map of one of the last uncharted regions of Earth, the Aurora Subglacial Basin, an immense ice-buried ... > full story -
Scientists Detect Earth-Equivalent Amount of Water Within the Moon
May 26, 2011 — The moon has much more water than previously thought, a scientific team has discovered. First-time measurements of lunar melt inclusions show that some parts of the lunar mantle have as much water as ... > full story -
Most Biologically Rich Island in Southern Ocean
May 25, 2011 — The first comprehensive study of sea creatures around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia reveals a region that is richer in biodiversity than even many tropical sites, such as the Galapagos ... > full story
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