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Hawaiian hot spot has deep roots
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hawaii may be paradise for vacationers, but for geologists it has long been a puzzle. Plate tectonic theory readily explains the existence of volcanoes at boundaries where plates split apart ...
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Dec 03, 2009 |
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Scientists lower Alaska volcano threat level
(AP) -- Alaskans can put away their dust masks and spare air filters, for now, because Mount Redoubt seems to have cooled off since its last major eruption nearly three months ago.
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Jul 01, 2009 |
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Scientists Pierce Veil of Clouds to 'See' Lightning Inside a Volcanic Plume
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers hit the jackpot in late March, when, for the first time, they began recording data on lightning in a volcanic eruption--right from the start of the eruption.
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Apr 08, 2009 |
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Ash falls on Anchorage as volcano keeps spewing
(AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt continued to erupt Saturday, sending plumes of ash tens of thousands of feet into the air that rained down on at least one Alaska town
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Mar 29, 2009 |
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2 small eruptions occur at Alaska volcano
(AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt erupted at least twice Wednesday as officials from a pipeline company assessed conditions at a nearby oil storage facility to determine whether to remove its contents.
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Mar 25, 2009 |
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Rotation is key to understanding volcanic plumes
(PhysOrg.com) -- A 200-year-old report by a sea captain and a stunning photograph of the 2008 eruption of Mount Chaiten are helping scientists at the University of Illinois better understand strong volcanic ...
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Mar 25, 2009 |
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New tremors at Alaska volcano spewing ash into sky
(AP) -- New tremors at Alaska's Mount Redoubt are prompting speculation that the volcano could be in a phase that will lead to more instability. The 10,200-foot volcano erupted six times Sunday and Monday, ...
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Mar 24, 2009 |
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Alaska volcano Mount Redoubt erupts 5 times
(AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano erupted five times overnight, sending an ash plume more than 9 miles into the air in the volcano's first emissions in nearly 20 years.
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Mar 23, 2009 |
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Fledgling mantle plume may be cause of African volcano's unique lava
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nyiragongo, an active African volcano, possesses lava unlike any other in the world, which may point toward its source being a new mantle plume says a University of Rochester geochemist. The ...
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Mar 13, 2009 |
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Scientists Control Plasma Bullets
(PhysOrg.com) -- On the nanoscale, things aren’t always what they seem. What first looked like a continuous plasma jet has turned out to be a train of tiny, high-velocity plasma bullets. Using a camera with ...
Feb 27, 2009 |
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