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Yellowstone rising

The Yellowstone 'supervolcano' rose at a record rate since mid-2004, likely because a Los Angeles-sized, pancake-shaped blob of molten rock was injected 6 miles beneath the slumbering giant, University of Utah scientists report in the journal Science.

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1. Yellowstone Rising: Magma floods into chamber beneath park
   11-10-2007 · Science News Online
   Some parts of the terrain in Yellowstone National Park have been rising as much as 7 centimeters per year as molten rock wells up beneath the park.
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2. Rising Temperatures Will Lead To Loss Of Trout Habitat In Southern Appalachians
   10-05-2006 · ScienceDaily
   USDA Forest Service research projects that between 53 and 97 percent of natural trout populations in the southern Appalachians could disappear due to the warmer temperatures predicted under two different global climate circulation models. In an article published Oct. 2 in the online version of the Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Patricia Flebbe, research biologist at the FS Southern Research Station unit in Blacksburg, Va., maps out trout habitat in a future, warmer climate.
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3. Satellite data vital to UN climate findings
   02-01-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)
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4. Archaeologists rescue clues to ancient kingdom from the rising Nile
   06-19-2007 · EurekAlert!
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6. UT Southwestern scientist honored among best in Texas research
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7. Yellowstone's quiet power
   02-28-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A 17-year University of Utah study of ground movements shows that the power of the huge volcanic hotspot beneath Yellowstone National Park is much greater than previously thought when the giant volcano is slumbering. Findings show gradual ground movements overpower quake movements at Yellowstone, and the hotspot makes the Teton fault behave unexpectedly.
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8. Tabletop Experiment Yields Bubbly Surprise
   10-06-2006 · ScienceDaily
   University of Chicago physicists have discovered a new class of behavior in air bubbles rising from an underwater nozzle. In this surprising behavior, the bubbles tear apart in sharp jerks instead of pinching off at a point, the research team will report in the Oct. 6 issue of the journal Physical Review Letters.
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9. Sea level on the rise -- in real and virtual worlds
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    06-24-2007 · EurekAlert!
    Studies show that the incidence of mental illness on college campuses is rising, and a new survey of 2,785 college students indicates that more than half of students with significant symptoms of anxiety or depression do not seek help.
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