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ASU expert: Volcanic ash could disrupt travel for months
(PhysOrg.com) -- Because of a volcanic eruption in Iceland, air travel across much of Europe has been delayed or halted and could remain that way for sometime, says professor Jonathan Fink.
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Apr 16, 2010 |
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Volcanic Ash Research Shows How Plumes End up in the Jet Stream
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University at Buffalo volcanologist, an expert in volcanic ash cloud transport, published a paper recently showing how the jet stream, the area in the atmosphere that pilots prefer to fly in, also seems ...
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Apr 16, 2010 |
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Volcanic ash affects airplanes, weather, sunsets
(AP) -- In 1989, all four engines of a Boeing 747 over Alaska conked out after it flew into a cloud of volcanic ash. The crew was able to restart them, but incidents like that dramatize why hundreds of flights ...
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Apr 15, 2010 |
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New satellite image of volcanic ash cloud
This image, acquired today by ESA's Envisat satellite, shows the vast cloud of volcanic ash sweeping across the UK from the eruption in Iceland, more than 1000 km away.
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Apr 15, 2010 |
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Scientists to evaluate Icelandic volcano eruption
(AP) -- Scientists are flying over southern Iceland to evaluate whether it's safe for people to return to their homes after a volcanic eruption.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Iceland fears 2nd, even larger volcanic eruption
(AP) -- A volcano in southern Iceland has erupted for the first time in almost 200 years, raising concerns that it could trigger a larger and potentially more dangerous eruption at a volatile volcano nearby.
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Mar 21, 2010 |
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Evidence Indicates Humans' Early Tree-dwelling Ancestors Were Also Bipedal
(PhysOrg.com) -- More than three million years ago, the ancestors of modern humans were still spending a considerable amount of their lives in trees, but something new was happening.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 20, 2010 |
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Volcano monitoring will target hazard threat to Marianas, US military and commercial jets
Technology designed to detect nuclear explosions and enforce the world's nuclear test-ban treaty now will be pioneered to monitor active volcanoes in the Northern Mariana Islands near Guam. The island of Guam soon will be ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Scientists vacuum up the data on dust
(AP) -- While most people give it the brushoff, a panel of scientists gathered Friday to focus on dust. Dust in the air. Dust in the oceans. Dust in your lungs. Good dust. Bad dust. And not a can of Pledge in sight.
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Feb 20, 2010 |
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More Filipinos leave homes as volcano spills lava
(AP) -- Security forces in army trucks Friday sent about 3,000 residents outside the danger zone surrounding the smoldering Mayon volcano, which looked set for a major eruption after days of shooting ash ...
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Dec 18, 2009 |
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Hundreds of dinosaur nests found in India
(PhysOrg.com) -- Geologists have discovered hundreds of fossilized nests each containing clutches of eight dinosaur eggs. The eggs were located in sand banks in Tamil Nadu in Southern India.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Ash shows past eruptions 'underestimated'
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study into ash fallout from the biggest volcanic eruption in almost 20 years has shown that the impact of past eruptions is likely to have been significantly underestimated as so much of ...
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May 06, 2009 |
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Mt. Redoubt Gives Alaskans a Taste of the Moon
"It's very fine but angular - the sharp edges make it feel gritty and abrasive."
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Apr 06, 2009 |
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Alaska's Mount Redoubt has another large eruption
(AP) -- The Mount Redoubt volcano had another large eruption Saturday after being relatively quiet for nearly a week.
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Apr 05, 2009 |
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Alaska volcano quiets down after making ashy mess
(AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt has simmered down after spreading a coating of gritty volcanic ash over scores of communities that include the state's largest city of Anchorage.
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Mar 29, 2009 |
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