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Will Mines, Tunnels and Drilling Scar Earth Permanently?
The future will know us through our mines. Unlike many of the changes humanity has wrought on the planet’s surface, which will disappear in geologic time, some of our underground doings have left permanent scars. So argue the authors of a new paper examining such human impacts on Earth.
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Vanishing canyon has 50 years left
Geologists say the Daan River, which floods regularly and violently, will wipe the gorge off the map in 50 years
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Giant Crack Appears In Earth In Mexico
An earthquake or a leaking levee may be behind the appearance of a kilometre-long trench near Hermosillo.
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Iceland's volcano may be erupting — but scientists are still waiting to see
The eruption, near the Bárðarbunga volcano, is still small and contained under a massive glacier for now.
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Methane Is Discovered Seeping From Seafloor Off East Coast, Scientists Say
Scientists have discovered methane gas bubbling from the seafloor in an unexpected place: off the East Coast of the United States where the continental shelf meets the deeper Atlantic Ocean.
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Volcano erupts in PNG, spewing ash and rock: officials
A volcano erupted Friday in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local communities and international flights to be re-routed, officials said.
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Watch Footage Of Iceland's Ongoing Volcanic Eruption
Lava started spewing forth Sunday morning from the same fissure in between Iceland's Askja and Bardarbunga volcanoes where a smaller eruption was observed earlier this week.
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Eruption of Yellowstone supervolcano could spell doom for the U.S.
According to an article published by United States Geological Survey scientist Larry Mastin in the latest edition of Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, an eruption of the supervolcano beneath Yellowstone National Park would blanket much of the United States in a meter of ash.
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Volcano Eruption in Papua New Guinea
The eruption of Mount Tavurvur volcano on August 29th, 2014. Captured by Phil McNamara.
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Watch the clouds run away from this volcano eruption
Here's a spectacular eruption of Mount Tavurvur in Papua New Guinea. What's cool about it is following the shockwave of the blast, the clouds immediately scatter away and the booming shockwave eventually reaches the people on the boat. Boom, for real.
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Insane GoPro Video Shows Man Rappelling Into Volcano
For some people, a ride on a roller coaster is enough adrenaline for the day. But last month, a pair of explorers took their quest for adventure into the mouth of a live volcano. Documentarian George Kourounis and filmmaker Sam Cossman journeyed deep into the Marum crater — an active volcano in the Vanuatu Archipelago off the coast of Australia — where Cossman shot the incredible video below and uploaded it to Vimeo.
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The End of Fracking Is Closer Than You Think
Canadian geologist David Hughes has some sober news for the Kool-Aid-drinking boosters of the United States' newfound eminence in fossil fuel production: it's going to go bust sooner rather than later.
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Philippines evacuates thousands as volcano glows red
The Philippines has evacuated more than 12,000 people from around the foot of its most active volcano as the crater glows red and authorities warn of a possible eruption. Mount Mayon, known for its near-perfect cone shape in the coconut-growing central Bicol region, has recorded a series of recent quakes and rockfalls, indicating a possible eruption within weeks.
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Past Mount St. Helens eruptions help predict the next
Ten years ago this week, Mount St. Helens awoke from an 18-year geological slumber. The news media and volcano-watchers flocked to Johnston Ridge, the closest road with a crater view. Steam and ash eruptions shot thousands of feet into the air, and for several weeks, the area near the volcano was closed because of safety concerns.
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Mount St. Helens shows signs of reawakening
Ten years ago this week, Mount St. Helens awoke from an 18-year geological slumber. The news media and volcano-watchers flocked to Johnston Ridge, the closest road with a crater view. Steam and ash eruptions shot thousands of feet into the air, and for several weeks, the area near the volcano was closed because of safety concerns.
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Japan could be destroyed within the next 100 years in giant volcanic eruption, scientists claim
Japan could be wiped off the face of the earth by a massive volcanic eruption some time in the next century killing almost all of its 127million inhabitants, according to a new study. Experts analysing the eruption patterns of volcanoes on the island nation say it is 'not an overstatement' to predict that a natural disaster could leave the country 'extinct'.
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In Hawaii, village residents prepare to evacuate as lava approaches
Since Kilauea turned toward this historic rural Big Island village on June 27, residents and business owners have feared lava could flow through their streets. That day is approaching fast.
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Possible Complete Mammoth Skeleton Found in Idaho
A portion of a Columbian mammoth skull and tusks have been uncovered in southeastern Idaho, and experts say a rare entire skeleton might be buried there.
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Water demand shrinks even as state, U.S. grow
Across the country and in Florida, Americans are only using as much water as almost 45 years ago, even though the population has grown by more than 100 million people, the U.S. Geological Survey reported this week.
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Geologists Who Didn't Predict an Earthquake Aren't Killers, Italian Court Rules
Geologists who didn't warn a town about an impending earthquake are not murderers, an Italian appeals court ruled today. A 2012 decision that rocked the scientific world was overturned today by an appeals court, according to Italy's Repubblica newspapers and confirmed by other Italian outlets.
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