News
September 14, 2015
Japanese volcano Mount Aso on island of Kyushu erupts. Volcano sends mile-high plume of ash and smoke into the air as power company says the recently restarted Sendai nuclear plant would be unaffected. Mount Aso, a volcano on Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu, has erupted, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said, blasting a plume of black smoke 1.2 miles (2km) high, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The 1,592-metre (5,222ft) high Mount Aso is one of the most active peaks in Japan but also a popular hiking spot.
August 25, 2015
A small team of researchers with members from institutions in the U.S. and New Zealand has found that there are large deposits of gold and silver in at least six reservoirs beneath several volcanoes in New Zealand. In their paper published in the journal Geothermics, the team describes their investigation into geothermal systems in the V-shaped Taupo Volcanic Zone on New Zealand's North Island and just how much of the precious metal they believe is hiding down there.
August 24, 2015
Scientists are studying a big mass of ice that has broken off the Jakobshavn Glacier in Greenland. They say the 12.4km sq section is among the largest ever witnessed to come away from the ice stream's calving front. Satellite imagery suggests the break-up occurred sometime between 13 and 19 August. Jakobshavn is a major drainage channel for the Greenland ice sheet, producing roughly 10% of its icebergs. Once discarded, the ice travels down a long fjord before entering the Davis Strait and heading towards the Atlantic.
July 31, 2015
Portland police closed the St. Johns Bridge Thursday afternoon as 13 protesters hung from the bridge in an attempt to stop the Shell Oil icebreaker Fennica from its path to the Arctic. After nearly two days of hanging from the bridge, the dangling protesters were lowered one by one into the Willamette River. The protesters said they were cited with criminal trespassing and interfering with a peace officer. The moment that three protesters were removed, the Fennica began heading towards the St. Johns Bridge.
July 30, 2015
5.3 magnitude earthquake rocks Queensland - buildings shaken on the Gold Coast (Australia). HIGHRISES across the Gold Coast have been shaken by twin earthquakes which hit off the Queensland coast four minutes apart this morning — but it could be a foreshock to a bigger event. Shock waves from a 5.3 magnitude earthquake originated from the coral sea off the Fraser Coast at 9.41am at a depth of 30km. It was followed by a 3.9 magnitude earthquake four minutes later. Tremors were felt as far south as Kingscliff and all across the Gold Coast.
July 29, 2015
Just before 3 a.m. PT on Wednesday, 13 protesters dropped climbing ropes over the side of the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon. Then they launched themselves into space, descending the ropes until they were dangling about 100 feet above the darkened nighttime waters of the Willamette River. The result was a “human curtain” that a coalition of groups—including Greenpeace, Rising Tide, Climate Action Coalition, and 350 PDX—hope will block the departure of an icebreaker from a nearby marine repair facility.
July 20, 2015
In 2014, the most essential indicators of Earth’s changing climate continued to reflect trends of a warming planet, with several markers such as rising land and ocean temperature, sea levels and greenhouse gases ─ setting new records.
July 13, 2015
Nasa has created its very own Google Earth for Mars, allowing you to roam the surface of the Red Planet whilst keeping your feet very firmly on Earth. Mars Trek is an interactive map, composed of images taken from a number of past missions.
July 12, 2015
Galapagos Islands was named world's best by readers of the US-based Travel + Leisure magazine. The archipelago off the coast of South America was followed by Bali, Maldives, Tasmania and Santorini. Moorea, Hawaii's Maui and Kauai, the Great Barrier Reef Islands and Malta rounded out the top 10.
July 9, 2015
Volcanic Eruptions Predetermined Historical Events in the Course of Human Development.