These satellite images show how much aerosol levels have dropped over northern India since the Covid-19 lockdown began. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/satellite-images-air-pollution-india-covid19…
Tag: volcanic eruptions
10 Ways the Earth Changed Forever in 2019
Planet Earth went through its fair share of upheavals in 2019, from earthquakes to volcanic eruptions to alterations caused by human activity. Source: https://www.livescience.com/earth-changed-forever-in-2019.html
New Zealand Has Ordered More Than 1,200 Square Feet of Skin for Volcano Victims
New Zealand medical officials have ordered 1,292 square feet of skin to treat victims of the White Island volcanic eruptions. Source: https://www.livescience.com/new-zealand-is-importing-skin-after-volcano.html
Why White Island erupted and why there was no warning
White Island is one of several volcanoes in New Zealand that can produce sudden explosive eruptions at any time. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/why-white-island-volcano-erupted-why-no-warning…
Why White Island Volcano Erupted Without Warning
Five people have been confirmed dead, 31 remain in hospital with injuries and eight are still missing after sudden volcanic eruptions on White Island off New Zealand. Source: https://www.livescience.com/why-white-island-erupted-without-warning.html
Today’s volcano in New Zealand is on the Pacific Ring of Fire
Here’s information about New Zealand’s White Island volcano – which erupted earlier today – in the context of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Background on the volcano and why these volcanoes erupt. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/what-is-the-ring-of-fire…
Climate Change is Forcing One Person From Their Home Every Two Seconds, Oxfam Says
Climate-fueled disasters have forced about 20 million people a year to leave their homes in the past decade — equivalent to one every two seconds — according to a new report from Oxfam. From a news report: This makes the climate the biggest driver of internal displacement for the period, with the world’s poorer countries at the highest risk, despite their…
Did asteroid collision trigger Earth’s abrupt cooling 12,800 years ago?
Why did Earth’s climate rapidly cool 12,800 years ago? New evidence suggests that a comet or asteroid collision is to blame, with support coming from the bottom of a South Carolina lake. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/asteroid-comet-younger-dryas-abrupt-cooling…