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Mount Spurr’s rumbles provide timely reminder of health risks from volcanic ash
When a large volcano erupts, as Mount Spurr appears close to doing about 80 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, it can release ...
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Volcanic ash preserved the feathers of this 30,000-years-old vulture in exquisite detail
The alteration of volcanic ash due to the passage of water induced ... as revealed in the research published in Geology. "We are used to thinking that volcanic deposits are associated with hot ...
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Volcanic ash is a silent killer, more so than lava: What Alaska needs to know with Mount Spurr likely to erupt
When a large volcano erupts, as Mount Spurr appears close to doing about 80 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, it can release enormous volumes of ash. Fine ash can infiltrate the lungs of people and ...
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$8.4 Billion Cache of Rare Earth Elements Discovered in America
In a surprising twist on the old “trash to treasure” saying, scientists have uncovered an enormous cache of rare earth ...
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Exploring the World Using Antarctic Ice
New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources for the state of New Mexico. Dr. Nelia Dunbar uses geochemistry to study volcanic rock and ash. She directed the electron microprobe laboratory at New ...