Evidence of moon water found

" A new analysis of volcanic glass recovered from the moon decades ago found the rocks contain traces of the constituents of water, challenging a long-held notion that the moon is perfectly dry.Using...

Eruptions of Anak Krakatau coupled with fireballs

"Serang, Banten (ANTARA News)- Mt Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait on Sunday sent up fireballs coupled with earsplitting bursts for about five minutes.Juwono of the Mt Anak Krakatau monitoring post in Pasauran...

Seismometer at Mt Anak Krakatau resumes functioning

"The seismometer of the Mt Anak Krakatau (GAK) in the Sunda Strait, Lampung province, has resumed functioning on Sunday at 2.02 p.m West Indonesia Time, because of clear weather after heavy rains for several days in the area.Head of the Mt Anak Krakatau monitoring team in...

Anak Krakatau volcano quakes declining

"It was reported that from 00:00 to noon West Indonesia Standard Time (WIB), at least 124 eruptions, 28 volcanic quakes, 64 tremors and 40 quakes were recorded at the seismograph.So far, the frequency of eruptions and quakes of Anak Krakatau was fluctuating as marked by deep...

Mount Anak Krakatau eruptions not disastrous

Serang (ANTARA News) - Eruptions of Mt Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait, would not be so disastrous as the frequency of daily eruptions, volcanic shocks and tremors, has been fluctuating. Observers at the Anak Krakatau monitoring post in Pasauran village, Cinangka...

Anak Krakatau produces 24 tremors on Monday morning

""According to our record, it produced 24 tremors from the morning to the afternoon, or more than on previous days," said Anton S. Tripambudi, who is in charge of recording the volcano`s activity. During the same...

President: people should become used to disasters

""Teach people how to save themselves and show them ways to evacuate so that they are ready to face disasters," he said. The president likewise called for an emergency response by providing medical treatment to sick...

Indonesia, New Zealand to enhance disaster management cooperation

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia and New Zealand have agreed to step up cooperation in the management of such natural disasters as earthquakes and floods, Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said here...

A Pop Quiz: Iraq Anti-War Movement

"Questions: If you do not readily know the answers to the following questions about the Anti-Iraq War “Movement,” you probably have the TNSTAAL virus. If so, follow the clues to more “truth serum”; your...

New theory for mass extinctions (Geological Society of America)

A new theory on just what causes Earth's worst mass extinctions may help settle the endless scientific dust-up on the matter. Whether you favor meteor impacts, volcanic eruptions, cosmic rays, epidemics, or some...

Hawaii's Earthquake Due to Volcanic Stress

"As volcanos grow and spread, pressure builds up and gets released in the form of quakes. Hawaii's Big Island is rattled by thousands of minor earthquakes a year, mainly from volcanic eruptions. But the strongest and most destructive types — like Sunday's magnitude-6.7...

Exobiology: Slushy volcanoes might support life on Titan

Dozens of structures on Saturn's moon Titan that appear to be collapsed slush volcanoes have been revealed by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The heat and chemicals associated with these possible volcanoes could provide a...

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