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Could Volcanic Eruptions in the South-West Pacific Save the Great Barrier Reef?
July 19, 2012 — Could the pumice that surges into the ocean once a volcano erupts in Tonga or elsewhere in the south-west Pacific save the Great Barrier Reef? New research conducted by Queensland University of ... > full story -
X-Rays Illuminate the Origin of Volcanic Hotspots
July 18, 2012 — Scientists have recreated the conditions at Earth's core-mantle boundary 2,900 km beneath the surface. Using X-rays at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, they probed tiny rock samples at ... > full story -
Smaller Volcanoes Could Cool Climate
July 5, 2012 — Scientists have discovered that aerosols from relatively small volcanic eruptions can be boosted into the high atmosphere by weather systems such as monsoons, where they can affect global ... > full story -
Toward a Better Understanding of Earthquakes
July 5, 2012 — The earth is shaken daily by strong earthquakes recorded by a number of seismic stations worldwide. Tectonic tremor, however, is a new type of seismic signal that seismologist started studying only ... > full story -
Potential Iceland Eruption Could Pump Acid Into European Airspace
June 12, 2012 — A modern recurrence of an extraordinary type of volcanic eruption in Iceland could inject large quantities of hazardous gases into North Atlantic and European flight corridors, potentially for months ... > full story -
Volcanic Gases Could Deplete Ozone Layer
June 12, 2012 — Giant volcanic eruptions in Nicaragua over the past 70,000 years could have injected enough gases into the atmosphere to temporarily thin the ozone layer, according to new research. And, if it ... > full story -
Undersea Volcano Gave Off Signals Before Eruption in 2011
June 10, 2012 — A team of scientists that last year created waves by correctly forecasting the 2011 eruption of Axial Seamount years in advance now says that the undersea volcano located some 250 miles off the ... > full story -
Potentially Civilization-Ending Super-Eruptions May Have Surprisingly Short Fuses
May 30, 2012 — Super-eruptions are potentially civilization-ending events and new research suggests that they may have surprisingly short ... > full story -
Autopsy of a Eruption: Linking Crystal Growth to Volcano Seismicity
May 24, 2012 — A forensic approach that links changes deep below a volcano to signals at the surface could ultimately help to predict future volcanic eruptions with greater ... > full story -
Volcanic Island of Santorini Displaying Signs of Unrest
May 22, 2012 — Archived data from the Envisat satellite show that the volcanic island of Santorini has recently displayed signs of unrest. Even after the end of its mission, Envisat information continues to be ... > full story
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