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fromOpen Culture
5 days ago

How a Volcanic Eruption Helped Unleash the Black Death in Europe in 1347

A volcanic eruption around 1345 lowered temperatures, failed Mediterranean crops, shifted trade routes, and helped spread the Black Death into Europe.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

A climate of unparalleled malevolence': are we on our way to the sixth major mass extinction?

Mass extinctions have been mainly caused by volcanic eruptions that disrupted the Earth's carbon cycle.
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fromMail Online
9 months ago

New Ring of Fire fears as volcano erupts for first time in 500 years

Recent volcanic eruptions in Kamchatka are likely linked to a significant earthquake.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

About 700m years ago, the Earth froze over entirely now we may know why

Massive volcanic eruptions combined with a cold climate contributed to Earth's Snowball Earth state 700 million years ago.
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fromMail Online
9 months ago

Mysterious blobs deep inside Earth may fuel volcanic eruptions

Gigantic volcanic eruptions may originate from mysterious 'blobs' within Earth's mantle, posing serious global threats.
fromFuturism
10 months ago

Horrifying Research Finds Melting Glaciers Could Activate Deadly Volcanoes

"Glaciers tend to suppress the volume of eruptions from the volcanoes beneath them," said University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student and lead author Pablo Moreno-Yaeger in a statement. "But as glaciers retreat due to climate change, our findings suggest these volcanoes go on to erupt more frequently and more explosively."
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fromFast Company
10 months ago
Environment

More great news about climate change: It's also causing more volcanic eruptions

Melting glaciers may lead to more frequent and damaging volcanic eruptions, creating a feedback loop that exacerbates climate change.
fromNature
11 months ago
Environment

Explosive volcanoes can bury carbon -a climate boon

Volcanic eruptions can sequester carbon by burying fertile soils, combating climate change.
Environment
fromNature
11 months ago

Explosive volcanoes can bury carbon -a climate boon

Volcanic eruptions can sequester carbon by burying fertile soils, combating climate change.
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fromwww.ocregister.com
11 months ago

45th anniversary: A look back at the eruption of Mount St. Helens

Mount St. Helens' eruption in 1980 was a significant geological event that reshaped the landscape and demonstrated the power of volcanic activity.
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