When you hear news reports about volcanoes spewing lava and ash, you may worry about the people nearby. …
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Environment
The Tonga Volcano Eruption Caused a ‘Superbubble’ in Earth’s Ionosphere, Disrupting Satellite Navigation
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWith technology increasingly embedded in our everyday lives, it is becoming more important to understand space weather and …
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Hawai’i Earthquake Swarm Caused by Magma Moving Through ‘Sills’
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesTiny earthquakes have been felt on the Big Island over the past seven years, in particular since the …
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Methane Discovery Sheds New Light on World’s Largest Mass Extinction Event
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMethane emissions created by volcanic activity burning buried fossil fuel deposits could have played a major role in …
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Scientists Identify the Highest-Ever Recorded Volcanic Plume
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano produced the highest-ever recorded volcanic plume. Using satellite …
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A study of a 2020 volcanic eruption conducted by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Oceanic …
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A catastrophic drop in atmospheric ozone layer levels around the tropics is likely to have contributed to a …
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Volcanic Eruptions Had Large and Persistent Impacts on Global Hydroclimate Over the Last Millennium
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesLarge tropical volcanos have caused some of the world’s most destructive natural disasters in history, with volcanic eruptions …