The 2018 Kilauea Volcanic Eruption was caused by Cascading Events, Offering Forecasting Insights
One of Hawaii’s most significant volcanic eruptions in the past 200 years was the Klauea Volcano eruption in 2018. According to a recent study by…
Geography
The Most Explosive Volcano in the World has a Lot of Water
Other than a sizeable population of brown bears and the most explosive volcano in the world, Kamchatka is a sparsely populated peninsula in northeastern Russia,…
Combine Extreme Occurrences Pressure on the Ocean
Extreme marine heatwaves and ocean acidification can have serious consequences for marine ecosystems. For the first time, researchers have determined the frequency and drivers of…
The Earth’s Crust Contains a Long-lost Source of Oxygen for Life
Scientists have demonstrated the importance of hot temperatures in maximizing hydrogen peroxide generation from rocks during geological fault movement, and they believe it may have…
Phosphorus Deficiency Limits Amazon’s Growth
Deforestation, drought, fires, and climate change have ravaged the Amazon for decades, raising fears among scientists that the vast South American rainforest will eventually reach…
How Climate Change is affecting one of the world’s most vital Carbon-rich Ecosystems
Mangrove forests are critical to the health of our planet. The trees and shrubs absorb a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions, aid in the…
Study Reveals a Previously Unseen Shift in Europe’s Fire Regime
According to one study, climate change is causing an unprecedented change in Europe’s fire regime. The affected areas are located in Southern, Central, and Northern…
Ozone and Increased Warming Affect Plant Roots Negatively, Promoting Soil Carbon Loss
Two important elements that contribute to climate change are the roots of soybean plants, their interactions with symbiotic soil microorganisms, and how the plants sequester…
The Strange Musical Dynamics of Kilauea Volcano’s Lava Lake
Kilauea erupted slowly for ten years before exploding violently in 2018. New research sheds light on the volcano’s long-standing lava lake, which is one of…
The Discovery of Rare Deep-sea Brine Pools in the Red Sea
A brine pool, also known as an underwater or brine lake, is a volume of brine collected in a seafloor depression. The pools are dense…
Ancient Southern Chinese Population’s DNA Indicates East Asian Origins for Native Americans
The DNA of ancient human fossils from the Late Pleistocene in southern China has now been successfully sequenced. The information, which was released on July…
East Pacific Rise 9°54’N Off-Axis High-Temperature Hydrothermal Field Found
The research, which was led by the McDermott lab at Lehigh, shows that there are more hydrothermal vents in the deep water than previously believed…
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