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Machine studying predicts new particulars of geothermal warmth flux beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet

A brand new article makes use of machine studying for the primary time to craft an improved mannequin for understanding geothermal warmth flux — warmth emanating from the Earth’s inside — under the Greenland Ice Sheet. Geology News — ScienceDaily

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Extreme geothermal activity discovered beneath New Zealand’s Southern Alps

Unusually high temperatures, greater than 100°C, have been found close to Earth’s surface in New Zealand – a phenomenon typically only seen in volcanic areas such as Iceland or Yellowstone, USA. Geology News — ScienceDaily

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Potentially exploitable supercritical geothermal resources in the ductile crust

Nature Geoscience 10, 140 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2879 Authors: Noriaki Watanabe, Tatsuya Numakura, Kiyotoshi Sakaguchi, Hanae Saishu, Atsushi Okamoto, Steven E. Ingebritsen & Noriyoshi Tsuchiya Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds

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Drilling the world’s hottest geothermal well

There is an infinite amount of energy lying right beneath our feet. It is a renewable and stable energy source ? free of CO2 emissions. Researchers are now planning to drill deep into the Earth to extract it. If they … Continue reading

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Geothermal energy: Look to the Denver-Julesberg Basin

 Denver-Julesberg Basin  To offset the need for fuel imports, to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, and to increase U.S. energy independence, geothermal energy has emerged as an important part of the U.S. energy portfolio. This well-illustrated study, published in Geosphere this … Continue reading

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