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5 days ago

How An Ice Age Lasted 56 Million Years - Yet Life Prevailed

Volcanic CO2 release and basalt weathering drove repeated warming and cooling, sustaining multiple global glaciations around the Sturtian glaciation.
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fromTravel + Leisure
3 months ago

This Country Has Europe's Largest Glacier-Plus Active Volcanoes, a 'Diamond' Beach, and Gorgeous Lagoons

Vatnajökull is Europe's largest glacier, covering over 3,000 square miles and hosting volcanoes, geothermal features, and diverse landscapes within a UNESCO-recognized national park.
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fromInsideHook
6 months ago

The Galapagos Expedition That Might Challenge Your Views

The Galapagos archipelago's volcanic origin and island isolation produced unique evolutionary experiments that host iconic species and prompted profound personal and scientific change.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Melting glaciers and ice caps could unleash wave of volcanic eruptions, study says

Melting glaciers and ice caps increase volcanic eruption likelihood by releasing pressure on magma chambers.
fromWIRED
11 months ago

The Mysterious Inner Workings of Io, Jupiter's Volcanic Moon

Scott Bolton's first encounter with Io took place in the summer of 1980, right after he graduated from college and started a job at NASA. The Voyager 1 spacecraft had flown past this moon of Jupiter, catching the first glimpse of active volcanism on a world other than Earth. Umbrella-shaped outbursts of magmatic matter rocketed into space from all over Io's surface.
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