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10 months agoHorrifying Research Finds Melting Glaciers Could Activate Deadly Volcanoes
"Glaciers tend to suppress the volume of eruptions from the volcanoes beneath them," said University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student and lead author Pablo Moreno-Yaeger in a statement. "But as glaciers retreat due to climate change, our findings suggest these volcanoes go on to erupt more frequently and more explosively."
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11 months agoWhen Is the Summer Solstice? Plus, Science Events to Celebrate | KQED
Earth's axial tilt, resulting from a collision, is crucial for seasonal changes.
The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
The date of the summer solstice changes yearly due to the Earth's orbit.
Summer can be defined astronomically or meteorologically with different timelines.
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11 months agoChurn, Build, Erode: See How Animals Use 76,000 Gigajoules of Energy Sculpting Our Planet Every Year
Animals play a significant role in shaping the landscape, exerting energy equivalent to extreme floods.
New research highlights zoogeomorphology, the study of landform changes caused by animals.
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