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Mass extinction likely caused by lethal temperatures due to volcanic CO2 venting

Volcanic CO2 may have triggered the Permian extinction 252 million years ago. An intense and rapid increase in CO2 may affected the climate and consequently also the ecosystems. Carbon isotopes measured on fossil marine algae- and plant fossils from Finnmark have provided with important information in a new study.

Photo: The volcanic eruption on La Palma probably surprised most people, but these islands are well known to us geoscientists as active volcanoes, writes Olivier Galland. Here, the volcanic eruption was photographed on 29 September. Photo: vinx76/flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0

The volcano eruption on La Palma

How dangerous is it, how long will it last, and what happens if you go near liquid lava? Researcher on volcanos Olivier Galland, UiO explains what you need to know about the eruption.

Photo: A glacier on Svalbard. Photo:Yngve Vogt/UiO

Sea level rise from melting ice could be halved this century

That is, if we meet the Paris Agreement target of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. “Human action matters”, says Professor Regine Hock.

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02 Dec.

Oslo joint seminar in atmospheric, ocean and climate science, Dec. 2

12:00 PM

03 Dec.

GEOHYD Lunch Seminar: Spatio-temporal variability of two contrasting sediment-laden meltwater plume systems, Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

12:15 PM, Digital (using Zoom) or Aud 1, The Geology Building

03 Dec.

Disputation: Ulrich Wolfgang Weber

1:15 PM, Zoom / Aud 1, The Geology Building

07 Dec.

Disputation: Anouk Tosca Klootwijk

1:15 PM, Zoom / Aud 1, The Geology Building

09 Dec.

Oslo joint seminar in atmospheric, ocean and climate science, Dec. 9

12:00 PM

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03 Dec.

Disputation: Ulrich Wolfgang Weber

1:15 PM, Zoom / Aud 1, The Geology Building

07 Dec.

Disputation: Anouk Tosca Klootwijk

1:15 PM, Zoom / Aud 1, The Geology Building

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Impressions from COP26 Nov. 29, 2021
Detection of a quantum transition deep inside the Earth Oct. 12, 2021
Infection control measures are repealed Sep. 24, 2021

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Vacant positions

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in mineralogy or condensed matter physics or chemistry
Avdeling: Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED)
Fakultet: Det matematisk-naturvitenskapelige fakultet
Språk: Bokmål
Søknadsfrist: 30. november 2021
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in geological storage of hydrogen
Avdeling: Institutt for geofag
Fakultet: Det matematisk-naturvitenskapelige fakultet
Språk: Bokmål
Søknadsfrist: 14. desember 2021

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Food Security Lessons from the Vikings Sep. 8, 2021 11:15 AM
One side of Earth's interior is losing heat much faster than the other Mar. 16, 2021 2:30 PM
Mysterious lava flows on Mars can be mud volcanos June 10, 2020 4:57 PM

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