Volcanic 'plumerang' could impact human health
A new study has found a previously undetected potential health risk from the high concentration of small particles found in a boomerang-like return of a volcanic plume.
Earth Sciences
Jun 12, 2017
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NASA's Terra sees ash plume pulled to the northeast by a low
NASA's Terra satellite continues to provide visible and infrared imagery of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull Volcano ash plume, and the most recent imagery showed the plume being pulled in a northeasterly direction over the island ...
Earth Sciences
May 18, 2010
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Engineering undergraduates characterize sulfur emissions from Hawaiian volcano
Since 1983, the 180,000 residents of the Big Island of Hawaii have lived in the wake of the pollution caused by the active shield volcano Kilauea. The destructive nature of the volcanic smog ("vog") has imprinted a significant ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 2, 2015
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NASA's Terra satellite captures La Soufrière volcanic ash cloud in 3D
The La Soufrière volcano has produced multiple explosive eruptions over the past week, blanketing the island of Saint Vincent in volcanic ash and propelling ash and gas high into the atmosphere over the Caribbean sea. On ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 21, 2021
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'Ring of Fire' volcanos remind Asia of seismic peril
The horseshoe-shaped string of active volcanos bounding the Pacific Ocean has lived up to its "Ring of Fire" name in the past month, sparking mass evacuations in Indonesia and Vanuatu and now setting parts of southwestern ...
Environment
Oct 12, 2017
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Scientists at work: The lava lovers who flock to volcanoes on land and at sea
In January 2011, aboard a scientific drilling ship in the Pacific Ocean, I witnessed an enigmatic green flash before sunrise. This optical phenomenon has been recorded to occur if the conditions are just right – clean, ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 28, 2014
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Researchers using drones to better understand environmental phenomena
In the thick, dry grass of the Paso de Cortés mountain pass in Mexico, MIT's Earth Signals and Systems (ESS) group struggled to launch a small aircraft high up into the volcanic plume rising steadily from Popocatépetl. ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 16, 2014
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Image: Volcanic plume over Southern Atlantic revealed through false-color imagery
The South Sandwich Islands, in the far southern Atlantic Ocean, are often shrouded with thick cloud, making it difficult to view the region from space. Sometimes, however, the use of false-color imagery can be used to reveal ...
Earth Sciences
May 1, 2014
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