Articles tagged with "Volcanology"

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Low-cost, ultra-sensitive gravimeter for early detection of volcanic activity uses MEMS technology

December 10, 2021
A new device being developed by University of Glasgow in collaboration with a leading product design house can detect subtle changes in local gravity and provide an early warning device...

Dinosaur domination resulted from volcano-driven climate change

September 27, 2021
The rise of dinosaurs coincided with environmental changes driven by major volcanic eruptions over 230 million years ago, a new study reveals. Research matching volcanic activity with northern China lake...

Positive ‘tipping points’ offer hope for climate

March 22, 2021
Climate change mitigation is forever a balancing act. Environmental experts are beginning to unveil positive 'tipping points' that could spark cascading changes that accelerate action on climate change. A tipping...

Magma movements suggest long-term seismic risk for Northern Europe

June 11, 2020
Scientists have discovered new evidence for active volcanism next door to some of the most densely populated areas of Europe. The study 'crowd-sourced' GPS monitoring data from antennae across western...

Science weighs in on mystery surrounding catastrophic volcanic eruption

September 18, 2018
One of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history, which is said to have contributed to the downfall of the ancient Minoan civilisation, may have happened later than previously thought,...

Giant volcanic eruption drove historic global warming event

December 8, 2017
New research by a group of international scientists suggests that an extreme global warming event 56 million years ago was caused by a huge volcanic eruption

Volcanic eruption linked to El Niño

December 5, 2017
Researchers at Rutgers University have discovered that large volcanic eruptions can prompt El Niño events.

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