Volcanoes spewing Sun-reflecting particles into the atmosphere have partly offset the effects of Man's carbon emissions over a 15-year period that has become a global-warming battleground, researchers said Sunday. A so-called hiatus in ...
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(Phys.org) —Oregon State University scientists have discovered how to pinpoint the time and place of underwater volcanic eruptions using satellite images. Volcanic eruptions on the ocean floor can spew large amounts of pumice and ...
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Devastating supervolcanoes can erupt simply due to changes that happen in their giant magma chambers as they slowly cool, according to a new study. This finding marks the first time researchers have been able to explain the mechanism behind ...
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An LMU team has, for the first time, created volcanic lightning in the lab and captured it on film. The new findings may permit rapid characterization of ash clouds released by volcanic eruptions and improve forecasting of their behavior. ...
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Scientists have reproduced the conditions inside the magma chamber of a supervolcano to understand what it takes to trigger its explosion. These rare events represent the biggest natural catastrophes on Earth except for the impact of giant ...
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Factors determining the frequency and magnitude of volcanic phenomena have been uncovered by an international team of researchers. Experts from the Universities of Geneva, Bristol and Savoie carried out over 1.2 million simulations to ...
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German fertilizer supplier K+S AG (SDF.XE) Thursday said its supply capacity hasn't been affected by a recent gas eruption that killed three miners at a German potash mine. "Existing orders are being processed by the K+S sister plants," ...
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Yemen's main oil export pipeline has resumed pumping crude after it was repaired following an attack last week, the interior ministry said in a statement on Sunday Tribesmen in the northeastern province of Marib blew up the pipeline on ...
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A new easy-to-carry water purifier that could give Marines and first-responders access to clean water wherever they go has successfully completed its first operational test. Funded by the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) and tested this ...
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If you are looking for a durable option for your kitchen floor, consider this: there are intact ceramic tile mosaics dated to around 79 A.D. that survived the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii. How’s that for durability? Ceramic ...
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Glass is probably one of the most commonly used materials, known to us. Right from simple cookery utensils to eye glasses, lighting systems, construction works (doors, windows), camera components and sophisticated machinery, glass is used ...
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Cornell pumps have helped in flooding events such as Mt. St. Helens eruption and Hurricane Katrina, as well as dewatering Ground Zero after the September 11th attacks. Oregon-based pump manufacturer has pumps ready to ship to disaster areas ...
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Speech by the Governor Being established as a Province and a Special Economic Zone in 1988, Hainan is the youngest province and the largest Special Economic Zone in China, as well as a province rules the largest sea areas. The economic ...
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Thanks to upturn in exports and investment, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics (DGBAS) revised upward on Nov. 23 its forecast of Taiwan’s economic growth this year to 1.13%, confirming that the growth rate ...
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Premier Sean Chen announced yesterday(Sept.26)that the basic hourly pay will be raised to NT$109,up from NT$103 now,effective Jan.1,next year.Meanwhile,the basic monthly pay will be enhanced to NT$19,047,on the premise that GDP growth ...
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