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Eruption Of An Alaskan Volcano Linked To Extreme Cold In Ancient Rome

An eruption of Alaskan Volcano over 2,000 years ago is being linked to extremes cold in Ancient Rome. A new study from the Desert Research Institute demonstrated through the analysis of volcanic ash found in the Arctic ice cores that a period of extreme climate in the Mediterranean was provoked by the eruption of Alaskaโ€™s Okmok Volcano in 43BCE. Early [โ€ฆ]

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Sebastian Opazo | June 26, 2020
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Snow Drought in CA caused by Warming Temperatures Explains Recent Research

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A recent report reveals that the Lake Tahoe Basin and the northern Sierra Nevada are currently experiencing a condition known as snow drought, according to new research and data from scientists at the Desert Research Institute (DRI). Snow droughts, or periods of below-normal snowpack, occur when abnormally warm storms or abnormally dry climate conditions prevent mountain snowpack from accumulating. โ€œAs [โ€ฆ]

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Steven Agar | January 23, 2018
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