Whakaari ash plume prompts volcanic alert increase; coastal haze possibleGNS Science has raised the Volcanic Alert Level for Whakaari/White Island to Level 3 due to a gradual increase in volcanic ash in the steam...
New Zealand's Whakaari/White Island volcano may erupt soon, alert level raised to 3Volcanic activity is increasing at Whakaari/White Island. Authorities have raised the volcanic alert level to 3. GeoNet observes more frequ...
Krakatau volcano partial collapse triggered Indonesia tsunami - officialsAnak Krakatau had been spewing ash and lava for months before a 64-hectare (0.64 square km) section of the southwest side of the volcano co...
Climate change may lead to substantial rise in sea levelUsing state-of-the-art computer modelling, Golledge and his colleagues simulated the ice-sheet's response to a warming climate.
Climate change may lead to substantial rise in sea level"If we lose these ice shelves, the Antarctic contribution to sea-level rise by 2100 will be nearer 40 centimetres," said Golledge.
- Earth's plate movements clue to mineral deposits
According to the Institute of GNS Science, the chemical makeup of seafloor volcanic chains was strongly influenced by the chemistry of the ...
Indian dairy sector set for overhaul; to move from processors to producersAccording to Ladderup, the Indian dairy sector generated revenue of $55 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach $118 billion by 2017.
What is holding back the social entrepreneurOf the $1.6 bn invested in Indian social enterprises, 70% is in financial inclusion. And 67% of what went into other sectors went into just...
- Strong earthquake hits remote South Pacific area
An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean, 195 km east of the island nation of Tonga.