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Researchers in the UK have identified a biological mechanism that could explain how the Earth`s atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate were stabilised over the past 24 million years.
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Scientists have for the first time tracked how one of the deadliest volcanic hazards moves over time.
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The picturesque Hawaiian Islands were formed by volcanic eruptions rather than internal solidification of magma as previously believed, a new study has found.
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British scientists have identified a repeating underground trigger for the largest explosive volcanic eruptions on Earth.
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Some climate cooling caused by past volcanic eruptions may not be evident in tree-ring reconstructions of temperature change.
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Some aspects of giant meteorites that have struck the earth, often with devastating consequences, may mimic the behaviour of large volcanic eruptions.
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Scientists are developing system to alert pilots on flights via e-mails about volcanic eruptions.
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A new research has revealed that volcanic eruptions affect rainfall over the Asian monsoon region.
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Volcanic activity may split the African continent in two owing to a recent geological crack in northeastern Ethiopia, researchers said on Tuesday.
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A new research by scientists has suggested that coal outbursts in underground mines occur through a process very similar to what happens during explosive volcanic eruptions.
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