Scientists update eruption history of Oregon's South Sister volcano
A hiker's pack usually gets lighter over time as they plow through trail mix and water, but Annika Dechert likes to joke that ...
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U of O scientists find that South Sister was more volcanically active over shorter time frame than previously thought
As an earth sciences graduate student at the University of Oregon, she’s picking up clues to the eruption history of South Sister volcano in ... s magma under the Three Sisters, and we’re ...
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Sep. 24, 2024 — A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new way to source these in-demand metals ...
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The three signs a volcano is about to erupt
But it can be notoriously difficult to know when an explosion might happen, especially when a volcano has been dormant for many years. However, scientists can look for particular signs and trends ...
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This normally quiet Cascades volcano has been trembling. Why scientists say you shouldn’t worry.
The agency is using the recent rumblings as an opportunity to learn more about this sometimes overlooked volcano. USGS personnel have installed three new temporary seismic stations on Mount Adams, ...
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Volcano Destroys Indonesia Catholic Convent, Killing Religious Sister
A volcanic eruption destroyed a monastery in Indonesia on Sunday, leaving at least 10 people dead, including a Catholic sister ... lives were claimed by the volcano, according to Asia News.
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‘High threat’ volcano in Washington state rumbling at record rate, prompting alert from geologists
A normally quiet “high threat” volcano in Washington state has been ... which is generally hit by just one every two or three years. Mount Adams has been rattled by seven low-grade earthquakes ...
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NJ once had huge volcano in same county where new fault line resides
New Jersey was once home to a fiery volcano roughly the size of Mount St. Helens – that sits in the same county as a newly mapped fault line. Rutan Hill, in Wantage, NJ, appears to be and is ...
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The day an underwater volcano almost wiped out a nation
Charlotte Lytton and Matthew Abbott traveled to Tonga to report this story. All photographs were made in May 2023. Sept. 1 at 6:00 a.m. Warning: This graphic requires ...
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Characteristics of volcanoes
The magma chamber is a collection of magma inside the Earth, below the volcano. The main vent is the main outlet for the magma to escape. Secondary vents are smaller outlets through which magma ...
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Scientists update eruption history of Oregon’s South Sister volcano
As an earth sciences graduate student at the University of Oregon, she’s picking up clues to the eruption history of South Sister volcano in ... s magma under the Three Sisters, and we’re ...