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Mount Etna: Five facts about Europe's most active volcano
On Italy's island of Sicily, Mount Etna has spewed lava almost continuously for thousands of years, threatening inhabitants, ...
What’s a ‘Strombolian eruption’? A volcanologist explains what happened at Mount Etna
At the more explosive end of the scale are Plinian eruptions. These include the famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, ...
High-res seismic imaging provides detailed internal view of Campi Flegrei caldera
A small international team of volcanologists has built a more detailed picture of the Campi Flegrei caldera's internal ...
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'Fire of Love' is the romantic and working relationship of the Kraftt volcanologists
"Fire of Love" is a documentary about volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft. NPR's Shannon Bond asks director Sara Dosa about it and about the lives of the Kraffts. Katia and Maurice Krafft were ...
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Why Mount Rainier is the US volcano that troubles scientists most
Yet, more than Hawaii’s bubbling lava fields or Yellowstone’s sprawling supervolcano, it’s Mount Rainier that has many US volcanologists worried. “Mount Rainier keeps me up at night ...
Why volcanologists believe Mount Spurr is getting closer to eruption
Alaska's Mount Spurr, an active volcano near the most populated region in the state, is getting even closer to an eruption, ...
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Volcanologists: Kilauea is not erupting, but showing signs of ‘heightened unrest’
US Geological Survey researchers have tracked elevated earthquake rates beneath the summit, including over 100 quakes on Saturday alone. That includes a magnitude 3.7 temblor which was felt in ...
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Two Volcanologists on the Edge of the Abyss, Searching for the Secrets of the Earth
a French couple who were also intrepid volcanologists. Our #1 newsletter delivers the week’s climate and energy news – our original stories and top headlines from around the web. Don’t miss ...
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There’s a better way to grind coffee, according to science
Now, a team of chemists and volcanologists at the University of Oregon have unraveled precisely how moisture affects the buildup of static — and they’ve come up with a simple solution.
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Alaska's Mount Spurr getting even closer to eruption as unrest escalates, volcanologists say
Elevated levels of volcanic gas and earthquakes have been recorded at the site. Alaska's Mount Spurr, an active volcano near the most populated region in the state, is getting even closer to an ...
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Uptick in earthquakes could signal possible eruption at Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano
Signs of unrest at Mount Spurr -- located in the Aleutian Arc in southern Alaska about 75 miles west of Anchorage -- have increased over the past 10 months, according to volcanologists at the U.S ...
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Oregon scientists say there’s a better way to grind your coffee
A team of chemists and volcanologists at the University of Oregon are researching how moisture affects the buildup of static charge when grinding coffee. It turns out, adding a spritz of water to ...