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Microscope image of silica droplets, or microspherules, found in the rock. Credit Natalie Cheng / Bridget Wade

Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Extinction events, Fossils & Paleontology, Gaia - Planetary Perspectives, Impact events, Meteorites & Asteroids, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release

Massive Asteroid Impacts Did Not Change Earth’s Climate In The Long Term

by Keith CowingDecember 5, 2024

Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth’s climate, according to a new study by UCL researchers.

Eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in the South Pacific on January 14, 2022, one day prior to the larger eruption plume that would significantly impact stratospheric composition. (Tonga Geological Services, Adapted from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0)

Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Habitable Zones, Press Release

Massive 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Eruption Reduced Earth’s Ozone Levels

by Keith CowingNovember 26, 2023November 26, 2023

When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on January 15, 2022 in the South Pacific, it produced a shock wave felt around the world and triggered tsunamis in Tonga, Fiji, […]