Changing times Nov 13, 2009
In Kamchatka, in the far east of Russia, people have long since left work and had their dinner. In fact it is 0100 (GMT+12), and the majority are probably fast asleep in their beds. (BBC News -- Europe)
November 2009 Geology and GSA Today highlights Oct 31, 2009
Bezymianny and Kliuchevskoi are two of the most dangerous volcanoes on the Kamchatka peninsula because they inject volcanic ash into air traffic routes. van Manen and Dehn have used thermal signals detected by the satellite-based Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) to show differences in how these volcanoes operate before and after explosions. (EurekAlert!)
Climate Events Let Ice Age Mammoths Pass Far Below 40 Degrees North Latitude Oct 27, 2009
The present study documents for the first time the southerly push of Mammuthus primigenius in Europe and points out that their migration to southern Spain and Italy happened the same time as similar advances into eastern China, to the north of Japan and to Kamchatka. The team of scientists suggests that this phenomenon is related to coupled climate events in the northeast Atlantic and the northwest Pacific. (Science Daily)
* China and Russia: friends for now Aug 4, 2009
A quarter of the worlds Pacific salmon spawn in the volcanic Kamchatka Peninsula. According to the Russian TV scenario, Beijing is furtively plotting to undo the Russian colonization of the Pacific coastal region, started in the 18th century by tsarist-era adventurers. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Fledgling Mantle Plume May Be Cause Of African Volcano's Unique Lava Mar 21, 2009
26, 2001) Working on volcanoes in the remote province of Kamchatka in easternmost Russia, U.S., Russian and German geologists believe they have solved a long-standing mystery about volcanoes ringing the. (Aug. (Science Daily)
