Category Archives: Volcanoes

Amazing Image of Icelandic Volcano Ash

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

The ash-cloud image, taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite shows a thick plume of ash blowing east and then south from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano. Clouds bracket the edges of the scene, but the dark … Continue reading →

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Volcano disrupts African rose exports

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Kenyan flower farmers are forced  to throw  tons  exquisite roses into  compost pits after flights headed for Europe were canceled because of the ash cloud.Kenyan horticulture industry has already lost $12 million to the European airspace closure and it will … Continue reading →

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Dropstones

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Dropstones are isolated fragments of rock found within finer-grained water-deposited sedimentary rocks. They range in size from small pebbles to boulders. The critical distinguishing feature is that there is evidence that they were not transported by normal water currents, but … Continue reading →

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Hawaiian Hot Spot

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

For geologists Hawai has long been a puzzle. Plate tectonic theory readily explains the existence of volcanoes at boundaries where plates split apart or collide, but mid-plate volcanoes such as those that built the Hawaiian island chain have been harder … Continue reading →

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