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Volcanoes May Pose Bigger Risk Than Asteroids
December 18, 2000 — Volcanoes may pose a bigger threat to life on Earth than asteroids, said geophysicists this weekend at the annual fall meeting of the American Geophyscial Union. Scientists also warned that people ... > full story -
University At Buffalo Research Offers First Evidence That Massive Lava Flows Triggered Apocalyptic Climate Changes
November 16, 2000 — A University at Buffalo geologist has shown that it is very likely that huge flood basalt eruptions caused dramatic global-scale climate shifts and mass extinctions, even if lava is erupted ... > full story -
Using Hubble Data, Scientists Show Io's Mantle Is Similar To Earth's
October 9, 2000 — Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis studying chemical data from the Hubble Space Telescope have determined the eruption conditions of Jupiter's volcanically active satellite, Io, ... > full story -
Erupting Volcano: More 3-D Views From Space
August 11, 2000 — A new three-dimensional space view of the volcano Mount Oyama on Japan's Miyake-Jima island is available online. The volcano, which erupted 180 kilometers (110 miles) south of Tokyo early this ... > full story -
Protracted Cooling Could Camouflage Effects Of Global Warming
July 19, 2000 — The human contribution to global warming is clearly present and must be controlled, say researchers at the University of Illinois. But there is also another, as-yet-unexplained, cyclic contribution ... > full story -
Fiery Birth Of New Pacific Island
May 23, 2000 — An international science team has witnessed the dramatic birth of a new volcanic island in the ... > full story -
Scientists Find Active Underwater Volcano East Of Samoa
May 22, 2000 — Marine geologists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) have confirmed the existence of an active underwater volcano east of Samoa. ... > full story -
Washington State University Professor Studies Reemergence Of Life On Mount St. Helens 20 Years After Disastrous Eruption
April 27, 2000 — Thursday, May 18 is the 20th anniversary of Mount St. Helen's eruption in 1980. How is the mountain recovering? What types of vegetation have grown in areas wiped out by lava and ash? What are ... > full story -
Space Shuttle Mission Tracks Volcanic Aftermath
February 15, 2000 — The NASA space shuttle Endeavour, launched this past weekend (Feb. 11), is scheduled to gather information key to the University of Hawaii's research on the aftermath of volcanic eruptions. ... > full story -
Researchers Find Volcanoes Are Bad For Your Health ... Long After They Finish Erupting
February 7, 2000 — Volcanoes can be bad for your health long after they have finished erupting. A research team studying the aftermath of the Soufriere Hills Volcano in Montserrat, which included Professor Ray Dupree ... > full story
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