geology
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Humanity Is ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for a Major Volcanic Eruption
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted in Tonga on January 15, the result was devastation. The eruption literally blew up an island, caused mass flooding in the surrounding areas, coated whole communities in a thick layer of ash, and took out telecommunications for weeks. Yet in that eruption, we got lucky, according to a…
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Snap-Happy Tourists Are Walking up to Lava Near the Reykjavik Airport for Pics
The Icelandic volcano Fagradalsfjall, located near the country’s capital Reykjavik and its airport Keflavik, has travellers both worried and in awe as the hotspot spews lava into the surrounding areas.
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Cosmic Rays and Perturbed Boulders Suggest First People to Reach Americas Came by Coast
The opening of the ice-free corridor that linked Beringia to the North American interior happened potentially thousands of years after the first human migrations to the continent, according to new evidence. Scientists say this finding should bolster the idea that ancient humans travelled to the Americas along a coastal route, but other researchers remain sceptical.
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Photos of a Volcanic Storm Over Mount Etna Look Like Something From Lord of the Rings
A powerful eruption last week from Mount Etna on Sicily, Italy created a volcanic storm so powerful it lit up the sky with a dramatic lightning.