On 10th of April 1815 the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history took place when Mount Tambora, Indonesia exploded.
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The Laki Eruption of 1783 by Geoff Hellman: Part 4
The second phase of flooding was one of the most disastrous natural events to occur in Central Europe during the past millennium
The Laki Eruption of 1783 by Geoff Hellman: Part 3
“The aristae of the barley, which was coming into ear, became brown and withered at their extremities, as did the leaves of the oats”
The Laki Eruption of 1783 by Geoff Hellman
Around midmorn on Whitsun, June 8th of 1783, in clear and calm weather,a black haze of sand appeared to the north of the mountains nearest the farms of the Siða area.
Kerguelen Plateau: a long-lived large igneous province
“Long regarded as a microcontinental fragment left when India parted company with Antarctica – based on isolated occurrences of gneisses – there is evidence that during the formation of the Kerguelen LIP the basalts rose above sea level. “
Did early humans learn to cook in Olduvai Gorge?
“How did what seems to be a ‘golden spike’ in human culture first take material form in Olduvai?”
Inside a Volcano
The complex plumbing system beneath volcanoes has been revealed in the clearest detail ever, marking a ‘major step forward’ in our understanding of how they are formed and behave.
Monitoring ground motions with satellite radar
“By using artificially generated microwaves to illuminate the Earth’s surface it is possible to create images. “
The Carnian Pluvial Episode
Millions of years ago a series of massive volcanic eruptions in the Wrangellia Province of western Canada, blasted out huge volumes of volcanic basalt.
Natural sparkling water and seismicity
“For all manner of reasons, natural springs have fascinated people since at least as long ago as the Neolithic.”
