Tag Archives: Structure of the Earth

Geothermal Heat Discovered Beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet

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Recently a new study led by UC Santa Cruz researchers has shown that the amount of heat that is flowing towards the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth...

Inge Lehmann’s 127th Birthday Celebrated via Google Doodle

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The second earthquake to hit the epicenter of Nepal is a grim reminder that seismology needs to progress in order to protect vital human lives from the damage inflicted by natural forces. And it also...

Yellowstone Supervolcano has Huge Previously Undiscovered Magma Reservoir

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University of Utah seismologists discovered of a reservoir of hot, partly molten rock 12 to 28 miles beneath the Yellowstone supervolcano, and it is 4.4 times larger than the shallower, long-known...

Yellowstone Supervolcano has Huge Previously Undiscovered Magma Reservoir

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University of Utah seismologists discovered of a reservoir of hot, partly molten rock 12 to 28 miles beneath the Yellowstone supervolcano, and it is 4.4 times larger than the shallower, long-known...

Peru Volcano Comes Back to Life Causes Evacuations

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A volcano in Peru that has not blown its top in four decades has spewed more ash skyward, after authorities evacuated villagers to avoid Ubinas's wrath reports SBS. The volcano in southwestern Peru...