Space Science
Natural Hazards: Fires in California
"Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. These images show dozens of active fires burning in the state.
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Natural Hazards: Activity on Mount Etna
Mount Etna released plumes of ash and steam in late June and early July 2008.
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Natural Hazards: Chaiten Volcano Erupts
Dormant for more than 9,000 years, the Chaiten Volcano in southern Chile began to erupt on May 2, 2008, forcing thousands of residents from their homes. Several weeks later, the volcano remained active.
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Natural Hazards: Fires in Central Canada
Thick smoke poured from fires in Saskatchewan and Manitoba in late June 2008.
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Natural Hazards: Melt Season along the Greenland West Coast
In late June 2008, melt season had begun along the west coast of Greenland.
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Feature: The Ocean's Carbon Balance
The amount of carbon dioxide that the ocean can take from the atmosphere is controlled by both natural cycles and human activity.
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Natural Hazards: Dust Storm over the Persian Gulf
A dust storm blew through Iraq and Iran, and over the Persian Gulf in early July 2008.
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Natural Hazards: Tropical Storms Boris and Christina
Tropical Storms Boris and Christina appeared together in the Eastern Pacific Ocean several hundred kilometers off the Mexican Coast on June 28, 2008.
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Natural Hazards: Dust Storm over Southwestern Afghanistan
In late June 2008, a dust storm formed over Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
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Natural Hazards: Fires in Southeastern Russia
Over 15,000 hectares of forest were on fire in eastern Russia in mid- to late June 2008. A huge river of smoke spread south and east from the fires on July 2.
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News: Destruction of Greenhouse Gases Over Tropical Atlantic
Large amounts of ozone are being destroyed in the lower atmosphere over the tropical Atlantic Ocean. (The National Centre for Atmospheric Science press release)
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News: Geologists Discover Signs of Volcanoes Blowing Their Tops in the Deep Ocean
Evidence of violent eruptions on Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic defies assumptions about seafloor pressure and volcanism. (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution press release)
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News: Climate Change Could Severely Impact California's Unique Native Plants
California's widespread native plants – those found nowhere else in the world – could disappear from their natural ranges as a result of global warming and associated changes in rainfall, according to a new study. (University of California - Berkeley press release)
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News: Ocean Warming on the Rise
Increased scientific confidence that ocean observations are accurately reflecting rising global temperatures is central to new Australian research. (CSIRO Australia press release)
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News: Greenland Ice Core Analysis Shows Drastic Climate Change Near End of Last Ice Age
Information gleaned from a Greenland ice core by an international science team shows that two huge Northern Hemisphere temperature spikes prior to the close of the last ice age some 11,500 years ago were tied to fundamental shifts in atmospheric circulation. (University of Colorado at Boulder press release)
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News: Ocean Temperatures and Sea Level Increases 50 Percent Higher Than Previously Estimated
New research suggests that ocean temperature and associated sea level increases between 1961 and 2003 were 50 percent higher than estimated in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. (DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory press release)
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News: Nitrogen Discovery Should Help Climate Change Predictions
A team of researchers has resolved a long-standing paradox in the plant world, which should lead to far more accurate predictions of global climate change. (University of California – Davis press release)
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Natural Hazards: Fires in California
"Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. These images show dozens of active fires burning in the state.
Categories: Space Science
Natural Hazards: Fires in California
"Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. These images show dozens of active fires burning in the state.
Categories: Space Science
