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Volcanoes cool the tropics, say researchers

Volcanoes cool the tropics, say researchers

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (12) | comments 9

Climate researchers have shown that big volcanic eruptions over the past 450 years have temporarily cooled weather in the tropics—but suggest that such effects may have been masked in the 20th century by rising ...





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Expanding Spot on Venus Puzzles Astronomers

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (30) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- The expanding spot discovered on Venus last month may not have garnered as much attention as the meteor impact with Jupiter, but its cause is certainly more puzzling. ...


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Volcanic eruptions found to poke holes in ozone layer

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created Nov 08, 2006 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Volcanic eruptions destroy ozone and create ‘mini-ozone holes’, according to two new studies by researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford.


Rapid analysis could cut health risks of volcanic ash

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 10, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new, rapid and cheap way of estimating the potential risk posed to human health by volcanic ash has been devised by a Durham University expert.


Atmospheric 'sunshade' could reduce solar power generation

Atmospheric 'sunshade' could reduce solar power generation

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 27

The concept of delaying global warming by adding particles into the upper atmosphere to cool the climate could unintentionally reduce peak electricity generated by large solar power plants by as much as one-fifth, ...


Volcanic blast influences climate

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created Aug 12, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The volcanic ash cloud created by a volcanic blast can alter interactions between the atmosphere and sun, affecting climate patterns, say U.S. scientists.


Satellites provide new insight into ozone-depleting species

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created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Using data from the satellite-based MIPAS and GOME-2 instruments, scientists have for the first time detected important bromine species in the atmosphere. These new measurements will help scientists to better understand sources ...


Coal-mining hazard resembles explosive volcanic eruption, study shows

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created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Worldwide, thousands of workers die every year from mining accidents, and instantaneous coal outbursts in underground mines are among the major killers. But although scientists have been investigating coal outbursts for more ...


Chemistry of Volcanic Fallout Reveals Secrets of Past Eruptions

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created Jan 05, 2007 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (11) | comments 0

A team of American and French scientists has developed a method to determine the influence of past volcanic eruptions on climate and the chemistry of the upper atmosphere, and significantly reduce uncertainty in models of ...


Hawaiian Vog: Where There's Smoke--There is Something Brewing

Hawaiian Vog: Where There's Smoke--There is Something Brewing

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created Sep 29, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (24) | comments 6

The Kilauea Volcano located on the Big Island of Hawaii is currently registering an Orange Alert which means the volcano is exhibiting a heightened or elevated risk of eruption or is erupting with minor or ...


Stratospheric injections to counter global warming could damage ozone layer

Stratospheric injections to counter global warming could damage ozone layer

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created Apr 24, 2008 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A much-discussed idea to offset global warming by injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere would have a drastic impact on Earth's protective ozone layer, new research concludes. The study, led by ...



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