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In what could be seen, as a great development in the field of oceanography and volcanology, a new robot submarine will sample and catalogue life, gas, and sediments around the world’s hottest undersea vents. Dr. Copley of National Oceanography...
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Location: 37°43.7667′N 15°0.2833′E, Sicily, Italy
Elevation: 3,323 metres
Type: Stratovolcano
It is the oldest and the most active volcano in...
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Location: 53°19′N, 158°41′W, Kamchatka, Russia
Type: Stratovolcano
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Around 15% of today’s global warming can be blamed to methane and hence the sea, as some of it may be bubbling up from an unlikely source - deep-sea volcanoes....
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As usual, the MIT scientists have come up with the first ocean model reflecting the vast diversity of the invisible forests that live in our oceans. The model is so...
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