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| Magna charter: Scientists have new way of predicting when volcanoes will erupt Mirror.co.uk Predicting when volcanoes will blow could be made easier after a study explored their “plumbing systems”. Two years ago flights out of the UK were suspended by an ash cloud from the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano eruption in Iceland. See all stories on this topic » |
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| Richard Branson off to ‘centre of earth’ The Daily Telegraph Never mind: Cameron will eat his heart out hearing that Branson says he will take Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am in a special capsule down into a volcano and from there to the molten centre of the planet. “I have long held a fascination with … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Eruption Update for March 30, 2012: Alaska and Hawai’i Wired News Two volcanoes dominate the news from Alaska these days: Cleveland and Iliamna. Both have jumped back and forth from Yellow/Advisory to Orange/Watch status over the past few months. Right now, Cleveland has returned to Orange/Watch status after new … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Richard Branson headed to ‘center of Earth’ Economic Times “I have a long held a fascination with volcanoes having read Jules Verne’s ‘Journey to the Centre of the Earth’ as a young boy,” Branson said on the website. “Volcanoes are the next great unexplored terrain. What can I say, I lava challenge! See all stories on this topic » |
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| Volcanic plumbing exposed Science Codex Two new studies into the “plumbing systems” that lie under volcanoes could bring scientists closer to predicting large eruptions. International teams of researchers, led by the University of Leeds, studied the location and behaviour of magma chambers … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Mars’ mystery cloud explained msnbc.com (blog) This photo from amateur astronomer Wayne Jaeschke shows cloud cover on the right side of the Martian disk, with the tops of the planet’s huge shield volcanoes sticking through the clouds. For more from Jaeschke, check out his Exosky website. See all stories on this topic » |