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Newswise: Linked faults explain ancient mythology and inform plans for world’s longest suspension bridge
Released: 27-Sep-2023 3:05 AM EDT
Linked faults explain ancient mythology and inform plans for world’s longest suspension bridge
University of Oregon

New research from the University of Oregon unpacks the geology behind lore, showing how seismically active faults on either side of the straight interact to create a narrow marine passage filled with geologic hazards.

Released: 31-Aug-2023 3:55 PM EDT
Two out of three volcanoes are little-known. How to predict their eruptions?
Université de Genève (University of Geneva)

What is the risk of a volcano erupting? To answer this question, scientists need information about its underlying internal structure.

Released: 23-Aug-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Study: Atmospheric circulation weakens following volcanic eruptions
Washington University in St. Louis

A new study in Nature has revealed that the Pacific Walker Circulation has changed its behavior over the industrial era in ways that weren’t expected.

Newswise: Drops of seawater contain traces of an ancient world
Released: 8-Aug-2023 10:30 AM EDT
Drops of seawater contain traces of an ancient world
Binghamton University, State University of New York

New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York links chemical changes in seawater to volcanic activity and changes.

2-Aug-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Carbon dioxide – not water – triggers explosive basaltic volcanoes
Cornell University

Geoscientists have long thought that water – along with shallow magma stored in Earth’s crust – drives volcanoes to erupt. Now, thanks to newly developed research tools at Cornell, scientists have learned that gaseous carbon dioxide can trigger explosive eruptions.

Released: 31-Jul-2023 3:45 PM EDT
How volcanic phosphorus supply boosted the Jehol Biota in northern China
Science China Press

Have you ever heard of the Jehol Biota, a diverse assemblage of plants and animals during the Mesozoic Era that lived in what is now northern China?

Newswise: What can central Utah’s earthquake ‘swarms’ reveal about the West’s seismicity?
Released: 25-Jul-2023 7:05 PM EDT
What can central Utah’s earthquake ‘swarms’ reveal about the West’s seismicity?
University of Utah

U seismologists are analyzing decades of seismic data in the hope of discerning the significance of earthquake swarms in a geologically complex region known as a geothermal hotspot and for recent—geologically speaking—volcanism.

Newswise: SwRI-led team finds ancient, high-energy impacts could have fueled Venus volcanism
Released: 20-Jul-2023 5:40 PM EDT
SwRI-led team finds ancient, high-energy impacts could have fueled Venus volcanism
Southwest Research Institute

A Southwest Research Institute-led team has modeled the early impact history of Venus to explain how Earth’s sister planet has maintained a youthful surface despite lacking plate tectonics.

Released: 17-Jul-2023 12:30 PM EDT
Rising ​“snow” deep in the Earth
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers have gained important insights about mysterious structures 1,800 miles below the Earth’s surface—and how they may be connected to volcanoes.

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Released: 5-Jul-2023 6:25 PM EDT
Lasering lava to forecast volcanic eruptions
University of Queensland

University of Queensland researchers have optimised a new technique to help forecast how volcanoes will behave, which could save lives and property around the world.

Newswise: A Large Earth-like Granitic System Exists on the Moon
Released: 5-Jul-2023 12:40 PM EDT
A Large Earth-like Granitic System Exists on the Moon
Stony Brook University

A new research finding shows that a likely large Earth-like granite system is present on the Moon. The finding, details of which are published in a Nature paper, may help expand knowledge of geothermal lunar processes.

Newswise: Large sub-surface granite formation signals ancient volcanic activity on Moon's dark side
Released: 5-Jul-2023 11:35 AM EDT
Large sub-surface granite formation signals ancient volcanic activity on Moon's dark side
Southern Methodist University

A large formation of granite discovered below the lunar surface likely was formed from the cooling of molten lava that fed a volcano or volcanoes that erupted early in the Moon’s history – as long as 3.5 billion years ago.

Released: 28-Jun-2023 4:00 PM EDT
Research reveals sources of CO2 from Aleutian-Alaska Arc volcanoes
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Scientists have wondered what happens to the organic and inorganic carbon that Earth’s Pacific Plate carries with it as it slides into the planet’s interior along the volcano-studded Ring of Fire.

Released: 23-Jun-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Effect of volcanic eruptions significantly underestimated in climate projections
University of Cambridge

Researchers have found that the cooling effect that volcanic eruptions have on Earth's surface temperature is likely underestimated by a factor of two, and potentially as much as a factor of four, in standard climate projections.

Newswise: A Tongan volcano plume produced the most intense lightning rates ever detected
Released: 20-Jun-2023 10:15 AM EDT
A Tongan volcano plume produced the most intense lightning rates ever detected
Los Alamos National Laboratory

New research published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters showed that the plume emitted by the Hunga Volcano eruption in 2022 created the highest lightning flash rates ever recorded on Earth, more than any storm ever documented.

Newswise: Scientists Unearth 20 Million Years of ‘Hot Spot’ Magmatism Under Cocos Plate
Released: 20-Jun-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Scientists Unearth 20 Million Years of ‘Hot Spot’ Magmatism Under Cocos Plate
Georgia Institute of Technology

Situated 60 kilometers beneath the Pacific Ocean floor, the magma channel covers more than 100,000 square kilometers, and originated from the Galápagos Plume more than 20 million years ago, supplying melt for multiple magmatic events — and persisting today.

Newswise: South Africa, India and Australia shared similar volcanic activity 3.5 billion years ago
Released: 12-Jun-2023 7:00 PM EDT
South Africa, India and Australia shared similar volcanic activity 3.5 billion years ago
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Cratons are pieces of ancient continents that formed several billions of years ago. Their study provides a window as to how processes within and on the surface of Earth operated in the past.

Newswise: Petit-spot volcanoes involve the deepest known submarine hydrothermal activity, possibly release CO2 and methane
Released: 1-Jun-2023 11:10 AM EDT
Petit-spot volcanoes involve the deepest known submarine hydrothermal activity, possibly release CO2 and methane
Waseda University

Underwater volcanism on the Earth's crust are active contributors of many different elements to the oceanic environment. Hence, they play an important role in biogeochemical and chemosynthetic cycles of the ocean.

Released: 22-May-2023 12:45 PM EDT
Eruption of Tonga underwater volcano found to disrupt satellite signals halfway around the world
Nagoya University

An international team has used satellite- and ground-based ionospheric observations to demonstrate that an air pressure wave triggered by volcanic eruptions could produce an equatorial plasma bubble (EPB) in the ionosphere, severely disrupting satellite-based communications.

Newswise: Found: a likely volcano-covered terrestrial world outside the Solar System
Released: 17-May-2023 8:05 PM EDT
Found: a likely volcano-covered terrestrial world outside the Solar System
University of Montreal

A large international team led by astronomers at the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets at Université de Montréal (UdeM) today announced in the journal Nature the discovery of a new temperate world around a nearby small star.

Released: 3-May-2023 11:35 AM EDT
Minoan eruption survey improves volcanic risk assessments
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)

An international team of researchers led by marine geoscientist Dr. Jens Karstens of GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has now, for the first time, combined the latest geophysical and geological methods to resurvey the Minoan eruption, which took place 3,600 years ago, of the Greek island of Santorini.

Released: 28-Apr-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Is Colombia’s deadly Nevado del Ruiz on the verge of a major eruption?
University of Miami

Hundreds of villagers who live in the shadow of the Western Hemisphere’s deadliest volcano, Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz, have been on edge for nearly a month ever since the 17,000-foot-tall mountain started spewing plumes of ash and steam high into the atmosphere, indicating that an eruption could be imminent.

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Released: 21-Apr-2023 3:10 PM EDT
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE Live Event for April 21: Sleeping pill reduces levels of Alzheimer’s proteins
Newswise

Researcher will discuss the study which involved a sleeping aid known as suvorexant that is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for insomnia, hints at the potential of sleep medications to slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

       
Newswise: 2022 Tongan volcanic explosion was largest natural explosion in over a century, new study finds
Released: 14-Apr-2023 7:05 PM EDT
2022 Tongan volcanic explosion was largest natural explosion in over a century, new study finds
University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science

The 2022 eruption of a submarine volcano in Tonga was more powerful than the largest U.S. nuclear explosion, according to a new study led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation.

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Released: 4-Apr-2023 5:35 PM EDT
Was plate tectonics occurring when life first formed on Earth?
University of Rochester

Earth is a dynamic and constantly changing planet. From the formation of mountains and oceans to the eruption of volcanoes, the surface of our planet is in a constant state of flux. At the heart of these changes lies the powerful force of plate tectonics—the movements of Earth’s crustal plates.

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Released: 4-Apr-2023 3:55 PM EDT
New low-cost camera could help scientists forecast volcano eruptions affecting millions
Frontiers

Gas emissions are the manifestation of activity occurring beneath the surface of a volcano. Measuring them lets researchers see what can’t be seen from the surface. This knowledge is vital for hazard monitoring and the prediction of future eruptions.

Newswise: Scientists share ‘comprehensive’ map of volcanoes on Venus — all 85,000 of them
Released: 29-Mar-2023 9:55 AM EDT
Scientists share ‘comprehensive’ map of volcanoes on Venus — all 85,000 of them
Washington University in St. Louis

Intrigued by reports of recent volcanic eruptions on Venus? WashU planetary scientists Paul Byrne and Rebecca Hahn want you to use their new map of 85,000 volcanoes on Venus to help locate the next active lava flow.

Released: 8-Feb-2023 2:50 PM EST
New method helps scientists better predict when volcanos will erupt
Cornell University

Cornell University researchers have unearthed precise, microscopic clues to where magma is stored, offering a way to better assess the risk of volcanic eruptions.

Newswise: Ice cores show even dormant volcanoes leak abundant sulfur into the atmosphere
Released: 6-Feb-2023 3:05 PM EST
Ice cores show even dormant volcanoes leak abundant sulfur into the atmosphere
University of Washington

Non-erupting volcanoes leak a surprisingly high amount of sulfur-containing gases. A Greenland ice core shows that volcanoes quietly release at least three times as much sulfur into the Arctic atmosphere than estimated by current climate models. Aerosols are the most uncertain aspect of current climate models, so better estimates could improve the accuracy of long-term projections.

Released: 27-Jan-2023 3:30 PM EST
Mercury helps to detail Earth’s most massive extinction event
University of Connecticut

The Latest Permian Mass Extinction (LPME) was the largest extinction in Earth’s history to date, killing between 80-90% of life on the planet, though finding definitive evidence for what caused the dramatic changes in climate has eluded experts.

Newswise: Looking back at the Tonga eruption
Released: 27-Jan-2023 2:25 PM EST
Looking back at the Tonga eruption
Hokkaido University

A new analysis of seismic data recorded after the massively violent eruption of the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, on January 15, 2022, has revealed new and useful information on the sequence of events.

Newswise: Surf, Sand and Seaweed: The latest breakthroughs in Marine Science
Released: 4-Jan-2023 1:40 PM EST
Surf, Sand and Seaweed: The latest breakthroughs in Marine Science
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Marine Science channel on Newswise, a free source for media.

Newswise: VLA and ALMA Study Jupiter and Io
Released: 13-Dec-2022 10:05 AM EST
VLA and ALMA Study Jupiter and Io
National Radio Astronomy Observatory

VLA teams up with Juno spacecraft to study Jupiter's atmosphere, and ALMA reveals new details about Io's volcanoes.

Newswise: El VLA y ALMA estudian Júpiter e Io
Released: 13-Dec-2022 10:05 AM EST
El VLA y ALMA estudian Júpiter e Io
National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Dos artículos científicos publicados recientemente muestran cómo estos telescopios están ayudando a la comunidad científica a conocer mejor el planeta más grande de nuestro sistema solar, Júpiter, y su luna más cercana, Io.

Released: 5-Dec-2022 11:15 AM EST
Researchers’ study predicted location of Mauna Loa eruption
University of Miami

A year before the largest active volcano in the world erupted, research by two University of Miami scientists revealed which of the two rift zones of the Mauna Loa volcano would spew magma.

Released: 2-Dec-2022 12:45 PM EST
FSU geologist available to comment on Mauna Loa eruption
Florida State University

By: Bill Wellock | Published: December 2, 2022 | 11:55 am | SHARE: The Hawaiian volcano Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on the planet, is erupting for the first time since 1984.Vincent Salters, director of the Geochemistry Program at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University, is available to speak to media about the geology behind this eruption.

Released: 1-Dec-2022 2:35 PM EST
MSU researcher’s expertise, energy and empathy leave a legacy
Michigan State University

Min Chen was an assistant professor at MSU in the Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering and the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the College of Natural Science. Using the power of supercomputing, Chen developed the method applied to Maguire’s images to model more accurately how seismic waves propagate through the Earth. Chen’s creativity and skill brought those images into sharper focus, revealing more information about the amount of molten magma under Yellowstone’s volcano.

Newswise: Monitoring “frothy” magma gases could help evade disaster
Released: 21-Nov-2022 12:55 PM EST
Monitoring “frothy” magma gases could help evade disaster
University of Tokyo

Volcanic eruptions are dangerous and difficult to predict. A team at the University of Tokyo has found that the ratio of atoms in specific gases released from volcanic fumaroles (gaps in the Earth’s surface) can provide an indicator of what is happening to the magma deep below — similar to taking a blood test to check your health.

Newswise: Scientists Identify the Highest-Ever Recorded Volcanic Plume
Released: 3-Nov-2022 6:40 PM EDT
Scientists Identify the Highest-Ever Recorded Volcanic Plume
University of Oxford

Using images captured by satellites, researchers in the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics and RAL Space have confirmed that the January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano produced the highest-ever recorded plume.

Released: 27-Sep-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Synthetic lava in the lab aids exoplanet exploration
Cornell University

A multidisciplinary group of Cornell researchers has modeled and synthesized lava in the laboratory as the kinds of rock that may form on far-away exoplanets. They developed 16 types of surface compositions as a starter catalog for finding volcanic worlds that feature fiery landscapes and oceans of magma.

Newswise: The Geologic Secrets of Lake Mead
Released: 26-Sep-2022 6:05 PM EDT
The Geologic Secrets of Lake Mead
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Record of past volcanic eruptions — and potential hazards to health — revealed by low water levels at dwindling local tap source.

Released: 21-Sep-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Greek volcano mystery: Archaeologist narrows on date of Thera eruption
Cornell University

Cornell University archaeologist Sturt Manning hopes to settle one of modern archaeology’s longstanding disputes: the date of a volcanic eruption on the Greek island of Santorini, traditionally known as Thera.

Released: 12-Sep-2022 3:00 PM EDT
Surprising discovery shows a slowing of continental plate movement controlled the timing of Earth’s largest volcanic events
Trinity College Dublin

Scientists have shed new light on the timing and likely cause of major volcanic events that occurred millions of years ago and caused such climatic and biological upheaval that they drove some of the most devastating extinction events in Earth’s history.

Newswise: New UW Photonic Sensing Facility will use fiber-optic cables for seismic sensing, glaciology and more
Released: 23-Aug-2022 6:05 PM EDT
New UW Photonic Sensing Facility will use fiber-optic cables for seismic sensing, glaciology and more
University of Washington

A new research center is exploring the use of fiber-optic sensing for seismology, glaciology, and even urban monitoring. Funded in part with a $473,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, the new UW Photonic Sensing Facility will use photons traveling through a fiber-optic cable to detect ground motions as small as 1 nanometer.

Released: 19-Aug-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Wave created by Tonga volcano eruption reached 90 meters - nine times taller than 2011 Japan tsunami
University of Bath

The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in January created an initial wave 90 metres high – almost the height of the Statue of Liberty (93m)

1-Aug-2022 9:45 AM EDT
Volcanic super eruptions are millions of years in the making – followed by swift surge, scientists find
University of Bristol

Researchers at the University of Bristol and Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre have discovered that super-eruptions occur when huge accumulations of magma deep in the Earth’s crust, formed over millions of years, move rapidly to the surface disrupting pre-existing rock.

Released: 2-Aug-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Wildfires are intensifying around the world. Here are the latest headlines in wildfires research for media
Newswise

California’s McKinney Fire grew to become the state’s largest fire so far this year. The risk of wildfire is rising globally due to climate change. Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Wildfires channel on Newswise.

       

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