News tagged with vesuvius
Chilean eruption highlights risk from 'rhyolitic' volcanoes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 07, 2009 |
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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.
Lebanon cave takes on Amazon for spot in new seven wonders
Jul 21, 2009 |
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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.
Computer scientist to 'unroll' papyrus scrolls buried by Vesuvius
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 24, 2009 |
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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.
Vesuvius, the world's most closely watched volcano
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Nearly 2,000 years after wiping out Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius is among the most closely monitored volcanoes in the world, its every shudder recorded.
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Research links seismic slip and tremor, with implications for subduction zone
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the last decade, scientists have recorded regular episodes of tectonic plates slowly, quietly slipping past each other in western Washington and British Columbia over periods of two weeks or more, releasing ...
Titan's Volcanoes Give Cassini Chilly Reception
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Data collected during several recent flybys of Titan by NASA's Cassini spacecraft have put another arrow in the quiver of scientists who think the Saturnian moon contains active cryovolcanoes ...
Crystals improve understanding of volcanic eruption triggers
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 28, 2008 |
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Scientists have exploited crystals from lavas to unravel the records of volcanic eruptions. The team, from Durham University and the University of Leeds, studied crystal formation from a volcano, in Santorini, ...
Monitoring against another Pompeii
Aug 04, 2008 |
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A wimax-based connection to the internet will enable real-time monitoring of potentially dangerous active volcanoes.
Geologists Discover Magma and Carbon Dioxide Combine to Make 'Soda-Pop' Eruption
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 10, 2008 |
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This discovery overturns a longtime belief by geologists, who thought that carbon dioxide was incapable of dissolving in magma, said Calvin Barnes, professor of geosciences and lead investigator.
Researchers uncover 'stirring' secrets of deadly supervolcanoes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 29, 2008 |
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Researchers from The University of British Columbia and McGill University have simulated in the lab the process that can turn ordinary volcanic eruptions into so-called “supervolcanoes.”
Chile's Chaiten volcano one of scores of active volcanoes in region
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 07, 2008 |
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The Chaiten volcano now erupting in southern Chile is one of 200 to 300 volcanoes in the "Andean Arc" region of Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Columbia considered active by volcanologists, some of which lie in much ...
One virtual step for man, one real leap for mankind
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Imagine being able to take a step back in time and walk through the streets of ancient Pompeii hours before the eruption of Vesuvius. In April 2008, European researchers will demonstrate that walking through ...
Magazine cover sparks Vesuvius alarm
Aug 31, 2007 |
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A front-page story about Italy's Mount Vesuvius in National Geographic sparked panicked calls to a Vesuvius civil defense hotline.
Volcanism in the Mediterranean: A comprehensive view
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 09, 2007 |
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A new compilation of research illuminates one of Earth's most geologically active areas, where Vesuvius, Etna, and the Eolian and Aegean arcs threaten highly populated regions including the cities of Naples and Catania.
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