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STEVE the Aurora Isn't An Aurora After All

Discover Magazine - Thu 23 Aug 18

Aurorae occur when charged particles emitted by the Sun slam into Earth’s atmosphere, imparting energy to the molecules there that is subsequently released as light. The result is a dazzling, ...

STEVE the aurora isn’t an aurora, after all, Astronomy.com - Thu 23 Aug 18

How a volcano short-circuited Earth's ionosphere to trigger "Year Without A Summer"

New Atlas - Thu 23 Aug 18

The year 1816 was a weird one, climatically speaking. Months that would normally be warm and pleasant were cold, rainy and overcast, leading to crop shortages across much of the Northern ...

This is not an aurora

Cosmos Magazine - Tue 21 Aug 18

Mysterious light is an entirely new celestial phenomenon. Andrew Masterson reports.

New kind of aurora is not an aurora at all

Phys.org - Mon 20 Aug 18

Thin ribbons of purple and white light that sometimes appear in the night sky were dubbed a new type of aurora when brought to scientists' attention in 2016. But new research suggests these ...

New kind of aurora is not an aurora at all, Watts Up With That? - Thu 23 Aug 18
New kind of aurora is not an aurora at all, Astrobiology Magazine - Mon 20 Aug 18
New kind of aurora is not an aurora at all, SpaceDaily - Fri 24 Aug 18
New kind of aurora is not an aurora at all, Science Blog - Tue 21 Aug 18
New kind of aurora is not an aurora at all, ScienceDaily - Mon 20 Aug 18
New kind of aurora is not an aurora at all, Eurekalert - Mon 20 Aug 18

Wilderness vs. Monitoring: The Controversy of a New Seismic Network at Glacier Peak

Discover Magazine - Sun 19 Aug 18

One of the most potentially dangerous volcanoes in the Cascades is Glacier Peak in Washington. It produced the one of the largest eruptions in the past 20,000 years in this volcanic range that ...

Scientists downgrade alert level for Hawaii volcano

Phys.org - Sat 18 Aug 18

Slowing activity at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has prompted scientists on Friday to downgrade their alert level for the mountain.

Scientists Don’t Know What Causes Mysterious Purple Skyglow

Extremetech - Thu 23 Aug 18

The only thing we can be sure of at this point is that STEVE is much more majestic than its name. The post Scientists Don’t Know What Causes Mysterious Purple Skyglow appeared first on ...

From Pompeii to Katrina: What Lessons Can Be Learned from ‘The Big Ones’

KQED Science - Wed 22 Aug 18

Dr. Lucy Jones knows earthquakes. For years, the seismologist was called in by news outlets to explain earthquakes after they had hit, earning her the nickname “The Earthquake Lady.” ...

Scientists are obsessed with a purple ribbon in the sky named 'Steve'

USA today - Wed 22 Aug 18

A new study on a mysterious purple ribbon in the sky named Steve suggests it's not an aurora but an entirely new celestial phenomenon.        

You Won’t Believe What Happens on Jupiter’s Moon to Make Volcanos

KQED Science - Wed 22 Aug 18

NASA's Juno spacecraft didn’t set out to look for volcanos on Jupiter’s moon Io, but it sure is good at spotting them.

Meet Steve: The mysterious purple ribbon in the sky - CNET

CNET - Tue 21 Aug 18

The unusual sky phenomenon isn't created by particle precipitation but something much more surprising, a new study finds.

Yellowstone is at greater risk of a magnitude 7 earthquake than supervolcano eruption, experts warn

Daily Mail - Tue 21 Aug 18

Yellowstone produces up to 2,500 small earthquakes a year on average, and USGS scientists say it’s only a matter of time before it’s rocked by a much larger magnitude 7 event.

Eerie sky glow is 'completely unknown' to science

FOXNews - Tue 21 Aug 18

Late at night on July 25, 2016, a thin river of purple light slashed through the skies of northern Canada in an arc that seemed to stretch hundreds of miles into space. It was a magnificent, ...

Eerie Sky Glow Called 'Steve' Isn't an Aurora, Is 'Completely Unknown' to Science

SPACE.com - Tue 21 Aug 18

There is a beautiful mystery in the sky, and its name is Steve.

Eerie Skyglow Called 'Steve' Isn't an Aurora, Is 'Completely Unknown' to Science, Livescience - Tue 21 Aug 18

STEVE, the ‘ribbon aurora’, is actually a new kind of celestial phenomenon

ZME Science - Tue 21 Aug 18

Scientists now call STEVE a 'skyglow'.

New kind of aurora called STEVE is not an aurora after all

USA today - Mon 20 Aug 18

STEVE’s keeping us on our toes! The aurora caught scientists’ attention in 2016, but turns out it’s an entirely new celestial phenomenon.        

Mysterious ribbons of light dubbed 'Steve' are not auroras, after all, scientists say

Daily Mail - Mon 20 Aug 18

Mysterious purple and white ribbons of light dancing across the sky may be a never-before-identified type of ‘skyglow,' according to new study. Scientists still don't know much about them. ...

Huge Cache of Magma Hidden Beneath California Supervolcano

Livescience - Thu 16 Aug 18

Scientists detected 240 cubic miles of magma, enough for an enormous mega-explosion the likes of the supereruption that occurred 760,000 years ago.

More wailing hothouse claims – Humans are pushing the Earth closer to a climate cliff

Watts Up With That? - Thu 16 Aug 18

From the doom and gloom section of the Guardian today. Humans are pushing the Earth closer to a climate cliff A new study examines potential climate feedbacks that could push Earth into a ‘hothouse’ ...