Tag: UTIG
November 20, 2017
Breakup of Pangea Cooled Mantle and Thinned Crust
The oceanic crust produced by the Earth today is significantly thinner than crust made 170 million years ago during the time of the supercontinent Pangea….
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Dino-Killing Asteroid Made Rocks Behave Like Liquid
When the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs slammed into the Earth 66 million years ago, solid rock flowed like a fluid. The finding was…
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Paleo Lakes Hold Climate Clues
In Antarctica, some lakes that formed during the last ice age stuck around for up to 10,000 years. The sediment these “paleo lakes” left behind…
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Sweltering Recipe for Southeast Asia
Scientists at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have found that a devastating combination of global warming and El Niño is responsible for…
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New Research Could Predict La Niña Drought Years in Advance
Two new studies from The University of Texas at Austin have significantly improved scientists’ ability to predict the strength and duration of droughts caused by…
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Intensifying Winds Could Increase East Antarctica’s Contribution to Sea Level Rise
Totten Glacier, the largest glacier in East Antarctica, is being melted from below by warm water that reaches the ice when winds over the ocean…
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Earthquake Triggers “Slow Motion” Quakes in New Zealand
Slow slip events, a type of slow motion earthquake that occurs over days to weeks, are thought to be capable of triggering larger, potentially damaging…
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Scientists Unravel How El Niño and Global Warming Combine to Cause Record-Breaking Heat in Southeast Asia
Scientists at The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have found that a devastating combination of global warming and El Niño is responsible for…
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Glacier Shape Influences Susceptibility to Thinning
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have identified glaciers in West Greenland that are most susceptible to thinning in the coming decades by…
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University of Texas Geosciences Ranks Among World’s Best
The University of Texas at Austin has one of the best geosciences research programs in the world according to two recent global rankings. The Nature…
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