A devastating eruption in the Mediterranean?
ALL, BIODIVERSITY & CULTURE, RESILIENCE, UNDRRThe world is “woefully underprepared” for a massive volcanic eruption and the likely repercussions on global supply chains, climate and food.
Risk of Volcano Catastrophe
ALL, BIODIVERSITY & CULTURE, RESILIENCE, UNDRRThe world is “woefully underprepared” for a massive volcanic eruption and the likely repercussions on global supply chains, climate and food.
Radon enrichment in the volcanic plume of Etna
ALL, BIODIVERSITY & CULTURE, RESILIENCE, UNDRRIn addition to the potential environmental and health impact of such natural radioactivity levels, knowledge of radon activities in volcanic gases opens the door to future studies in gas geochemistry.
WHAT ARE THE LINKS BETWEEN GLOBAL WARMING AND VOLCANOES
ALL, BIODIVERSITY & CULTURE, RESILIENCE, UNDRRVolcanoes affect the climate with what inject into the atmosphere. Eruptions produce large quantities of gases and particles which change the global climate.
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VOLCANO UNDER THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ALL, BIODIVERSITY & CULTURE, RESILIENCE, UNDRRIn the depths of the Mediterranean Sea stands the largest volcano in Europe the Marsili and is considered "potentially dangerous".
DIAMONDS AND VOLCANOES
ALL, BIODIVERSITY & CULTURE, RESILIENCE, UNDRRBillions of years ago, diamonds were formed in the magma deep in the earth. They are transported to the Earth's surface by magmas called kimberlites.
TONGA VOLCANIC ERUPTION AND THE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM
ALL, BIODIVERSITY & CULTURE, RESILIENCE, UNDRRIn the wake of a violent volcanic eruption in Tonga, much of the communication with residents on the islands remains at a standstill.
ERUPTION OF THE HUNGA TONGA-HUNGA HA’APAI VOLCANO
ALL, RESILIENCE, UNDRROn Saturday, late afternoon local time (it was early morning Hungarian time), a huge explosive volcanic eruption occurred in the western Pacific Ocean in the Tonga Islands.
ACID RAIN AND THE IMPACT ON BIODIVERSITY.
ALL, BIODIVERSITY & CULTURE, RESILIENCE, UNDRRMany human activities rely on fossil fuels. For example, coal-fired factories burn fossil fuels, as do petrol engines in cars.
NASA TESTS CURIOSITY ROBOTS FOR MARS IN ICELAND
ALL, RESILIENCE, UNDRRBefore the next mission to Mars in 2020, it is in the Icelandic lava fields that NASA is preparing the continuation of the work begun by the Curiosity robot.