Geology News And Research - August 2008 Archives
 | Current observations from ESA's Envisat satellite suggest that the extent of polar sea-ice may again shrink to a level very close to that of last year. ...> Full Article |
 | Scientists have exploited crystals from lavas to unravel the records of volcanic eruptions ...> Full Article |
 | Molten plume of material beneath Yellowstone cooler than expected ...> Full Article |
 | Only changes in carbon dioxide levels are able to explain the transition from the mostly ice-free Greenland of three million years ago, to the ice-covered Greenland of today ...> Full Article |
Scientists have completed a new analysis of an earthquake fault line that extends some 200 miles off the southern and central Oregon coast that they say is more active than the San Andreas Fault in California.
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Researcher is uncovering ancient secrets about global climate by studying the chemical composition of volcanic ash in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
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 | Human-driven changes in the westerly winds are bringing hotter and drier springs to the American Southwest ...> Full Article |
 | Spacecraft to investigate the Earth's gravitational field and to map the reference shape of our planet - the geoid - with unprecedented resolution and accuracy. ...> Full Article |
 | Indian Point nuclear power plant seen as particular risk ...> Full Article |
 | Researchers monitoring daily satellite images here of Greenland's glaciers have discovered break-ups at two of the largest glaciers in the last month. ...> Full Article |
Seismic airguns during geophysical exploration for oil and gas - seem to have minimal effect on endangered sperm whales
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 | Coal burning in Northern Hemisphere leaves potentially harmful heavy metal legacy ...> Full Article |
 | Weak sun created cool oceans, lowered rainfall seven times in 7,000 years ...> Full Article |
 | New research may cause scientists to rethink soot's role in shaping the Earth's climate. ...> Full Article |
 | A new observation of the very deepest part of the Earth, the solid inner core ...> Full Article |
 | New results support suggestions that global warming will do little to change hurricane activity ...> Full Article |
 | Dramatic year-to-year temperature swings and a century-long warming trend across West Antarctica are linked to conditions in the tropical Pacific Ocean ...> Full Article |
Geologists using meteorological balloons to make the first on-location measurements of volcanic gases as they actually spew from the mouth of the volcano
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 | RV Polarstern completes work in the Fram Strait and enters port in Reykjavik ...> Full Article |
Research shows how the oceanic crust has been subducted deep into the Earth recycled back into volcanic rocks.
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Researchers have confirmed the link between a warmer climate and more intense tropical rainstorms after analyzing 20 years of satellite data.
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 | Study of the Arctic's sea ice has confirmed its ongoing, massive shrinking and drastic thinning. ...> Full Article |
As fuel prices continue to rise, researchers have shown how giant channels on the ocean floor could point the way to finding new oil and gas reserves.
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 | A new study, co-funded by NASA, has identified a link between a warming Indian Ocean and less rainfall in eastern and southern Africa. Computer models and observations show a decline in rainfall, with implications for the region's food security. ...> Full Article |
New study reveals the circulation of the atmosphere over the Mediterranean during the last ice age, 23,000 to 19,000 years ago, and how this affected the local climate.
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The Andes are particularly suited for sampling climate data concerning the whole of the Southern Hemisphere owing to their high altitudes and N-S orientation
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Rapid natural climate change 12,700 years ago
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 | Look into "deep time" sheds light on period considered analogous to today's climate ...> Full Article |
 | Tiny minerals found inside diamonds have provided us with a rare glimpse of the Earth’s deepest secrets. ...> Full Article |
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