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Icelandic volcanoes help researchers understand potential effects of eruptions
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Jul 14, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, researchers have taken a detailed look at what lies beneath all of Iceland's volcanoes – and found a world far more complex than they ever imagined.
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Scientists Install Seismic Sensors in Galapagos to Generate First 3-D Images of a Hotspot Magma Plumbing System
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Sep 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of geologists led by Cindy Ebinger of the University of Rochester have deployed 16 seismic sensors on one of the Galapagos Islands to study the processes of ocean island formation -- particularly those ...
Volcanic Quakes Help Forecast Eruptions
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Dec 22, 2009 |
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Monitoring the earthquakes caused from magma movements inside an active volcano could help to improve the accuracy of forecasting an eruption.
'Magma P.I.' unearths clues to how crust was sculpted
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Dec 03, 2007 |
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About a decade ago, Johns Hopkins University geologist Bruce Marsh challenged the century-old concept that the Earth’s outer layer formed when crystal-free molten rock called magma oozed to the surface from giant subterranean ...
CAT scan reveals inner workings of volcano island
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Dec 19, 2008 |
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On the ground and in the water, an international team of researchers has been collecting imaging data on the Soufriere Hills Volcano in Montserrat to understand the internal structure of the volcano and how ...
Magma Discovered in Situ for First Time
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Dec 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A crew drilling on the Big Island of Hawaii has discovered magma, the molten rock material — never before found in its natural habitat underground — that is the central ingredient in the evolution of planets ...
Scientists' Drill Hits Magma: Only Third Time on Record
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Jun 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists drilling a borehole deep into Iceland’s rocky crust to explore new methods of using geothermal energy hit a major roadblock on Thursday: Their drill ran into molten rock at a depth ...
Cyber crooks hot on heels of computer users: Cisco
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Cisco chief executive John Chambers has warned that computer defenders are mere steps ahead of cyber crooks and that security must be built into all aspects of networks.
Pre-eruption earthquakes offer clues to volcano forecasters
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Dec 16, 2009 |
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Like an angry dog, a volcano growls before it bites, shaking the ground and getting "noisy" before erupting. This activity gives scientists an opportunity to study the tumult beneath a volcano and may help ...
Deep magma matters in volcanic eruption cycle
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Oct 09, 2008 |
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Although the Soufriere Hills volcano on Montserrat exhibits cycles of eruption and quiet, an international team of researchers found that magma is continuously supplied from deep in the crust but that a valve ...
Replicating Climate Change to Forecast its Effects
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are replicating the effects of climate change to see what the future holds for soybeans, wheat and the soils where they grow.
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