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Offset Man-Made Warming Is Helped by Volcanoes
Feb 23, 2014Volcanoes 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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Detect Underwater Volcanic Eruptions Is Imaged by Satellite
Feb 8, 2014(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 ...
Tags: NASA, OSU, Remote Sensing, satellite
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Soils of Southern South America Endured a High Frequency of Disturbances
Jan 23, 2014Soils of southern South America, including Patagonia, have endured a high frequency of disturbances from volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, and erosion. In addition, massive fires in the mid-20th century were set to forests in the ...
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LMU Has for The First Time, Created Volcanic Lightning in The Lab and Captured It on Film
Jan 13, 2014An 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. ...
Tags: volcanic lightning, volcanic eruptions, ash clouds, forecast
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Plutonium Cycle in The Atmosphere
Jan 8, 2014Plutonium cycle in the atmosphere. Credit: : J.A. Corcho Alvarado Levels of radioactive plutonium in Earth's stratosphere from nuclear tests and accidents is higher than previously thought, but probably not dangerous to humans, ...
Tags: radioactive plutonium, nuclear tests, radioactive atoms, pollution
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Scientists Established Supervolcano Eruptions May Occur Spontaneously with X-ray Laborat
Jan 7, 2014Scientists 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 ...
Tags: supervolcano, explosion, synchrotron X-rays, supervolcano eruption
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Factors Determining The Frequency and Magnitude of Volcanic Phenomena Have Been Uncovered
Jan 6, 2014Factors 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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Climate Change Has Not Been Strongly Influenced by Variations in Heat From The Sun
Dec 30, 2013Climate change has not been strongly influenced by variations in heat from the sun, a new scientific study shows. The findings overturn a widely held scientific view that lengthy periods of warm and cold weather in the past might have ...
Tags: climate change, solar activity, periodic changes in climate
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DomCat Studios Begins The Intricate Work of Restoring The Stained Glass Windows
Apr 1, 2013Shortly before Easter last year, artisans from the DomCat Studios in Cape Coral began the intricate work of restoring the stained glass windows at the Episcopalian Trinity Cathedral in downtown Miami. Plywood boards replaced the windows ...
Tags: stained glass, glass, stained glass windows