Cornell fills data gap for volcanic ash effects on Earth systems
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Volcanic ash is no ordinary dust: It gets injected into the atmosphere, climbs to the stratosphere, impacts climate, ...
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2022 Hunga-Tonga eruption triggered fast and destructive submarine volcanic flows
In 2022, the eruption of the submerged Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha apai volcano triggered a fast-moving and destructive underwater debris flow ...
SwRI will lead Hubble, Webb observations of Io, Jupiter’s volcanic moon
SAN ANTONIO — August 28, 2023 — The Space Telescope Science Institute recently awarded Southwest Research Institute a large project ...
New research from Portland State shows climate change will increase impacts of volcanic eruptions
Volcanic disasters have been studied since Pompeii was buried in 79 A.D., leading the public to believe that scientists already ...
Volcanic tsunami hazards: What can the Santorini seafloor tell us?
The Minoan eruption of Santorini in the Aegean Sea was one of the largest explosive volcanic eruptions in the Holocene. ...
NYU Abu Dhabi researcher contributes to the discovery of an Earth-sized exoplanet in the habitable zone with volcanic activity
Abu Dhabi, UAE: – A team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Montreal has recently discovered an ...
Are Earth and Venus the only volcanic planets? Not anymore.
Imagine an Earth-sized planet that’s not at all Earth-like. Half this world is locked in permanent daytime, the other half ...
Minoan eruption survey improves volcanic risk assessments
Volcanic eruptions are spectacular, violent and dangerous. Large explosive eruptions can even have global impacts. To classify the size of ...
2022 Tongan volcanic explosion was largest natural explosion in over a century, new study finds
The 2022 eruption of a submarine volcano in Tonga was more powerful than the largest U.S. nuclear explosion, according to ...
Giant volcanic ‘chain’ spills secrets on inner workings of volcanoes
Volcanic relics scattered throughout the Australian landscape are a map of the northward movement of the continent over a ‘hotspot’ ...
Using drones to monitor volcanoes: Researchers analyze volcanic gases with the help of ultra-lightweight sensor systems
The main gases released by volcanoes are water vapor, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide. Analyzing these gases is one of ...
Scientists identify the highest-ever recorded volcanic plume
Using images captured by satellites, researchers in the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics and RAL Space have confirmed that ...
Volcanic activity and low ocean oxygen events linked to climate warming and rapid ice melt during last ice age, study finds
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A chemical analysis of sediment cores from the North Pacific Ocean show a consistent pairing of volcanic ...
Elusive atmospheric wave detected during 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption
The catastrophic eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcano in 2022 triggered a special atmospheric wave that has eluded detection ...
Surprising discovery shows a slowing of continental plate movement controlled the timing of Earth’s largest volcanic events
Scientists have shed new light on the timing and likely cause of major volcanic events that occurred millions of years ...
Study: Explosive volcanic eruption produced rare mineral on Mars
HOUSTON – (July 25, 2022) – Planetary scientists from Rice University, NASA’s Johnson Space Center and the California Institute of ...
Great timing, supercomputer upgrade lead to successful forecast of volcanic eruption
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In the fall of 2017, geology professor Patricia Gregg and her team had just set up a ...
NASA mission finds Tonga volcanic eruption effects reached space
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, 2022, it sent atmospheric shock waves, sonic booms, and tsunami ...
How a major volcanic eruption paved the way for the rise of the dinosaurs
The supercontinent divide—Unravelling an incident of a bygone age Credit: Provided by Kunio Kaiho, Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University The supercontinent ...
Towards better volcanic eruption predictions: Water content determines storage depth of volcanic arc magmas
Scientists may be one step closer to accurate and reliable predictions of volcanic eruptions; water largely initiates and fuels volcanic eruptions, ...
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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How drugs can target the thick “scar tissue” of pancreatic cancer
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‘Shocking’ discovery: Electricity from electric eels may transfer genetic material to nearby animals
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Study identifies key ingredient for affordable fuel cell catalysts
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Meteorites likely source of nitrogen for early Earth
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Pivotal moment for humanity as tipping point threats and opportunities accelerate