Tonga eruption sent ripples through Earth's ionosphere
NASA detected the shockwave from the underwater eruption high up in the atmosphere.
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Mass extinction likely caused by lethal temperatures due to volcanic CO2 venting
The Permian extinction, also called Permian-Triassic extinction or end-Permian extinction is the most severe biodiversity loss in Earth's history. According to Britannica, this extinction was characterized by the elimination ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 8, 2021
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Minor volcanic eruptions could 'cascade' into global catastrophe, experts argue
Currently, much of the thinking around risks posed by volcanoes follows a simple equation: the bigger the likely eruption, the worse it will be for society and human welfare.
Earth Sciences
Aug 6, 2021
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Icelandic volcano subsiding after first eruption in 900 years
A volcano that spewed glowing red lava near Iceland's capital Reykjavik after awakening for the first time in 900 years appeared to be subsiding on Saturday, posing no danger to people, experts said.
Environment
Mar 20, 2021
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Earth-sized exoplanet may have lost its original atmosphere, but gained a second one through volcanism
Orbiting a red dwarf star 41 light-years away is an Earth-sized, rocky exoplanet called GJ 1132 b. In some ways, GJ 1132 b has intriguing parallels to Earth, but in other ways it is very different. One of the differences ...
Astronomy
Mar 11, 2021
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Arctic sea ice can't 'bounce back'
Arctic sea ice cannot "quickly bounce back" if climate change causes it to melt, new research suggests.
Environment
Jan 21, 2020
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Ice core source discovery adds to study of volcanic activity, climate system interactions
A new discovery by University of Maine researchers that challenges the established volcanic source of particles found in an ice core from the South Pole adds to the global record of volcanism and is relevant to several ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 10, 2019
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Geoengineering versus a volcano
Major volcanic eruptions spew ash particles into the atmosphere, which reflect some of the Sun's radiation back into space and cool the planet. But could this effect be intentionally recreated to fight climate change? A new ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 5, 2019
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Clam analysis reveals how the oceans affected climate over the past 1,000 years
Alan Wanamaker, working as a postdoctoral researcher from 2007 to 2009, was charged with beginning to compile a 1,000-year record of the marine climate for a spot in the North Atlantic just off the fjords and fishing villages ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 6, 2016
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Climate study finds evidence of global shift in the 1980s
Planet Earth experienced a global climate shift in the late 1980s on an unprecedented scale, fuelled by anthropogenic warming and a volcanic eruption, according to new research published this week.
Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2015
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