An international team led by researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has detected aerosols from the Hunga Tonga eruption in the Northern Hemisphere stratospheric westerlies ...
Earth Sciences
May 5, 2023
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Volcanic eruptions are spectacular, violent and dangerous. Large explosive eruptions can even have global impacts. To classify the size of volcanic eruptions, the magma volume and the deposition volume are determined. Volcanologists ...
Earth Sciences
May 4, 2023
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The discovery of the driving force behind the world's deadliest volcanic events could help improve forecasting of their devastating effects, new research suggests.
Earth Sciences
May 2, 2023
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Cold spells often bring climate change deniers out in force on social media, with hashtags like #ClimateHoax and #ClimateScam. Former President Donald Trump often chimes in, repeatedly claiming that each cold snap disproves ...
Environment
May 2, 2023
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Authorities in Colombia on Saturday recommended that towns closest to a rumbling, notorious volcano be evacuated, ahead of a a possible eruption.
Environment
Apr 29, 2023
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A team of Japanese astronomers used simultaneous ground-based and space-based observations to capture a more complete picture of a superflare on a star. The observed flare started with a very massive, high-velocity prominence ...
Astronomy
Apr 28, 2023
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Hundreds of villagers who live in the shadow of the Western Hemisphere's deadliest volcano, Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz, have been on edge for nearly a month ever since the 17,000-foot-tall mountain started spewing plumes ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 28, 2023
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Imagine you traveled thousands of miles to see a total solar eclipse, but as the Moon began moving in front of the Sun, the sky grows cloudy, blocking your view of the unique celestial spectacle.
Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2023
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ESA's Solar Orbiter may have taken another step towards solving the eighty-year-old mystery of why the sun's outer atmosphere is so hot.
Astronomy
Apr 17, 2023
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The 2022 eruption of a submarine volcano in Tonga was more powerful than the largest U.S. nuclear explosion, according to a new study led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 14, 2023
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