Earth's heartbeat
Molten rock pulses deep inside Earth, and WA scientists are studying it to help us to understand volcanic activity around the world.
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New study analyses volcanic fatalities in more detail than ever before
Building on existing information and databases relating to volcanic fatalities, scientists from the University of Bristol have, for the first time, been able to classify victims by activity or occupation and look at the distance ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 6, 2017
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Ambae volcano's crater lakes make it a serious threat to Vanuatu
If you turned on the television this week, you may have seen coverage of the potentially imminent eruption of Mount Agung volcano in Bali.
Earth Sciences
Sep 29, 2017
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Geologists study the drying up of the Mediterranean Sea 5.96 million years ago
We already know that climate change influences such Earth processes as erosion and fluctuations in sea levels. But do surface processes in turn have an influence on volcanic activity? This was the question raised by geologists ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 26, 2017
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Evacuations from Bali volcano swell to more than 57,000
More than 57,000 people have fled the surrounds of Mount Agung volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, fearing an imminent eruption, officials said Tuesday.
Environment
Sep 26, 2017
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Indonesia raises alert level for Bali volcano
Indonesia raised the alert level Thursday for the Mount Agung volcano on the tourist island of Bali following an increase in volcanic earthquakes.
Environment
Sep 14, 2017
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Student's idea leads to Antarctic volcano discovery
An Edinburgh student has helped identify what may be the largest volcanic region on Earth.
Earth Sciences
Aug 14, 2017
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'Shadow network' keeps communities safe from deadly volcano
New research by the University of East Anglia (UEA) shows that 'shadow networks' linking volunteers with authorities can help keep some of the millions of people living near dangerous volcanoes safer.
Earth Sciences
Jul 19, 2017
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Satellites reveal melting of rocks under volcanic zone, deep in Earth's mantle
Volcanoes erupt when magma rises through cracks in the Earth's crust, but the exact processes that lead to the melting of rocks in the Earth's mantle below are difficult to study.
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Jul 6, 2017
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Volcanic eruptions triggered dawn of the dinosaurs
Huge pulses of volcanic activity are likely to have played a key role in triggering the end Triassic mass extinction, which set the scene for the rise and age of the dinosaurs, new Oxford University research has found.
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Jun 19, 2017
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