Imagine a volcanic eruption so massive it could plunge the Earth into darkness, trigger widespread famine, and alter the ...
“You have the potential for truly enormous eruptions, possibly up to 10,000 cubic kilometers erupted in a single event,” Leif ...
The Japanese earthquake and tsunami remind us that we exist in geologic time and in a world where catastrophic events beyond our predicting may occur. These events — and the growing specter of climate ...
The atmosphere is still feeling the effects of the January 2022 eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano in the southern Pacific ...
Determining the "loudest recorded sound" depends on how you define sound and on which measurements you choose to include.
When the Black Death swept through Europe beginning in 1347, the plague wiped out more than half of the continent’s population, upending societies and interrupting wars. New research suggests that a ...
Walt Disney Imagineering will refresh and upgrade the Trader Sam’s special effects and audio-animatronics that make the Disneyland Hotel tiki bar “enchanted” whenever patrons order specific tropical ...
One of the topics I will often feature in this column is volcanic activity. Last week marked the 142nd anniversary of the massive eruption of Krakatoa. This explosion was one of the most powerful ...
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