Topic: Krakatoa Island
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How the myth of Atlantis could help predict volcanic eruptions
Researchers examining crystals on the Greek island of Santorni – which 3,600 years ago saw a cataclysmic volcanic eruption that is thought to inspired the story of Atlantis – have found a possible way to predict the eruptions of the world's largest volcanoes.
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The Alice Behind Wonderland
Simon Winchester examines the story behind the discomforting photo taken of the little girl who inspired “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
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Should geoengineering be used to address global warming?
If humans heated the earth, perhaps our technology can cool it, too. A look at the science of geoengineering and how it might be used to address global warming.
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Five biggest volcano eruptions in recent history
The eruption at Eyafjallajökull volcano in Iceland has been hugely disruptive to world travel. But as a volcanic event, it's barely worth mentioning.
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Blue moon 2009: a New Year's Eve rarity
With a New Year's Eve blue moon, 2009 goes out with an lunar bang.
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Thousands evacuated as Philippines powerful Mayon Volcano threatens
Around 20,000 Filipinos were evacuated from the slopes of the Mayon Volcanoe on the Philippines' main island of Luzon Tuesday. The volcano, which has erupted and left fatalities in the past, is a reminder of dangers of living on the Pacific "ring of fire."
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Bright Green
Do volcanoes change the climate?
Mount Redoubt, an active stratovolcano in the state's Aleutian Range, is twitching and belching like someone who just downed a case of Mountain Dew, signs that geologists say tend to precede an eruption.
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China's eccentric champion
Joseph Needham put Chinese science on the world map.
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China's eccentric champion
Joseph Needham put Chinese science on the world map.
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