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The remaining ice fields atop famed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania could be gone within two decades and perhaps even sooner, based on the latest survey of the ice fields remaining on the mountain . http://www.physorg.com/news176399304.html Space & Earth Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:40:01 EST news176399304 Magma from a Chilean volcano shot through Earth's crust at around a metre (3.25 feet) per second, a speed highlighting the perils from so-called rhyolitic volcanoes, scientists reported on Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news174143402.html Space & Earth Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:30:01 EST news174143402 Climate change is shrinking three of the nation's most studied glaciers at an accelerated rate, and government scientists say that finding bolsters global concerns about rising sea levels and the availability of fresh drinking water. http://www.physorg.com/news168849624.html Space & Earth Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:20:13 EST news168849624 Lebanon's Jeita Grotto on Tuesday was selected as one of 28 finalists for the seven natural wonders of the world, facing the Amazon, Mount Vesuvius and others for a spot on the prestigious list. http://www.physorg.com/news167403183.html Space & Earth Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:10:01 EST news167403183 (AP) -- Alaskans can put away their dust masks and spare air filters, for now, because Mount Redoubt seems to have cooled off since its last major eruption nearly three months ago. http://www.physorg.com/news165641574.html Space & Earth Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:56:07 EST news165641574 (AP) -- A strong earthquake jolted a swath of southern Alaska on Monday, sending people diving under desks and huddling in doorways but causing little damage. http://www.physorg.com/news164915519.html Space & Earth Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:53:22 EST news164915519 On Aug. 24, 79 A.D., Italy's Mount Vesuvius exploded, burying the Roman towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii under tons of super-heated ash, rock and debris in one of the most famous volcanic eruptions in history. http://www.physorg.com/news162397576.html Technology Sun, 24 May 2009 15:27:19 EST news162397576 Nearly 2,000 years after wiping out Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius is among the most closely monitored volcanoes in the world, its every shudder recorded. http://www.physorg.com/news159599107.html Space & Earth Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:06:19 EST news159599107 Steve "Ark" Vander Ark takes a deep breath at the foot of the stairs in a lonely, dusky stairwell, then turns and heads up ten long flights of steps - for the eighth time. He'll repeat this ritual thrice more, for a total of 100 flights of stairs, in the NASA Johnson Space Center building where he works. And to top it all off, he's wearing a fully-laden backpack. http://www.physorg.com/news158849392.html Space & Earth Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:50:33 EST news158849392 "It's very fine but angular - the sharp edges make it feel gritty and abrasive." http://www.physorg.com/news158252008.html Space & Earth Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:54:38 EST news158252008 (AP) -- The Mount Redoubt volcano had another large eruption Saturday after being relatively quiet for nearly a week. http://www.physorg.com/news158149978.html Space & Earth Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:33:39 EST news158149978 (AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt has simmered down after spreading a coating of gritty volcanic ash over scores of communities that include the state's largest city of Anchorage. http://www.physorg.com/news157559927.html Space & Earth Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:39:13 EST news157559927 (AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt has erupted again, spewing an ash cloud 50,000 feet up into the air. http://www.physorg.com/news157481790.html Space & Earth Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:56:51 EST news157481790 (AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt is continuing its volcanic explosions, the latest sending an ash cloud 32,000 feet above sea level. http://www.physorg.com/news157371580.html Space & Earth Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:20:02 EST news157371580 (AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt erupted several times Thursday, spewing a more than 12-mile-high cloud that could drop ash on Anchorage for the first time since the volcano began erupting Sunday night. http://www.physorg.com/news157297270.html Space & Earth Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:45:56 EST news157297270 (PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time ever, a modern dance company has performed to music generated from seismic data, recorded from four volcanoes across three continents. This unique event was facilitated by DANTE, the provider of high speed research and education networks, the two distributed computing projects, Enabling Grids for E-sciencE (EGEE) and E-science grid facility for Europe and Latin America (EELA), as well as CityDance Ensemble, a prestigious company based in Washington, DC. http://www.physorg.com/news157308512.html Other Sciences Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:49:14 EST news157308512 (AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt erupted at least twice Wednesday as officials from a pipeline company assessed conditions at a nearby oil storage facility to determine whether to remove its contents. http://www.physorg.com/news157230441.html Space & Earth Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:08:02 EST news157230441 (AP) -- New tremors at Alaska's Mount Redoubt are prompting speculation that the volcano could be in a phase that will lead to more instability. The 10,200-foot volcano erupted six times Sunday and Monday, spewing clouds of gritty ash high into the sky. http://www.physorg.com/news157131803.html Space & Earth Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:43:51 EST news157131803 (AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano erupted five times overnight, sending an ash plume more than 9 miles into the air in the volcano's first emissions in nearly 20 years. http://www.physorg.com/news157032733.html Space & Earth Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:12:53 EST news157032733 The Nature Conservancy has bought ranchland near Mount Shasta to repair a cow-ravaged tributary of Shasta River, historically one of the most productive salmon streams in California. http://www.physorg.com/news156535102.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:59:25 EST news156535102 Mount Sinai researchers have developed a new gene silencing technology that could be used to target genes that can lead to the development of certain diseases. This technology could pave the way for preventing diseases where gene dysfunction plays a role. http://www.physorg.com/news138273110.html Biology Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:11:50 EST news138273110