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Scientists hint atmospheric rise in CO2 throughout deglaciation to deep Pacific Ocean
How carbon made it out of the ocean and into the ambiance has remained one of the essential mysteries of science. A brand new examine, supplies a number of the most compelling proof for the way it occurred — a … Continue reading
Heat from below Pacific Ocean fuels Yellowstone, study finds
Recent stories in the national media are magnifying fears of a catastrophic eruption of the Yellowstone volcanic area, but scientists remain uncertain about the likelihood of such an event. To better understand the region’s subsurface geology, geologists have rewound and … Continue reading
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Pacific island the most plastic-polluted place on Earth
Far from being the pristine ‘deserted island’ that people might imagine of such a remote place, Henderson Island is a shocking but typical example of how plastic debris is affecting the environment on a global scale, say the researchers. Pacific … Continue reading
Cold plates and scorching melts: New knowledge on historical past of Pacific Ring of Fire
The graphic exhibits the early levels of the Izu-Bonin subduction zone. The lively subduction zone has been shifting eastwards all through its historical past. The drilling passed off the place the method has begun. Credit: Philipp Brandl, GEOMAR About 2000 … Continue reading
Cold plates and scorching melts: New knowledge on historical past of Pacific Ring of Fire
The actions of Earth’s tectonic plates form the face of our planet. The sinking of 1 plate beneath one other causes volcanism and earthquakes. Scientists have been capable of drill and examine the origin of a subduction zone for the … Continue reading
Cold plates and scorching melts: New knowledge on historical past of Pacific Ring of Fire
The actions of Earth’s tectonic plates form the face of our planet. The sinking of 1 plate beneath one other causes volcanism and earthquakes. Scientists have been capable of drill and examine the origin of a subduction zone for the … Continue reading
Release of water shakes Pacific plate at depth
A team of seismologists analyzing the data from 671 earthquakes that occurred between 30 and 280 miles beneath the Earth’s surface in the Pacific Plate as it descended into the Tonga Trench were surprised to find a zone of intense … Continue reading
Pacific carbon cycling constrained by organic matter size, age and composition relationships
Nature Geoscience 9, 888 (2016). doi:10.1038/ngeo2830 Authors: Brett D. Walker, Steven R. Beaupré, Thomas P. Guilderson, Matthew D. McCarthy & Ellen R. M. Druffel Marine organic matter is one of Earth’s largest actively cycling reservoirs of organic carbon and nitrogen. The processes controlling organic matter production … Continue reading
Pacific Ocean?s response to greenhouse gases could extend California drought for centuries
Clues from prehistoric droughts and arid periods in California show that today’s increasing greenhouse gas levels could lock the state into drought for centuries. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Pacific 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Vanuatu
The US Geological Survey said the quake struck 535km (330 miles) southeast off Vanuatu A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake has struck off the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. The US Geological Survey said the quake was 535km (330 miles) … Continue reading