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Explorers Enter Volcano’s Magma Chamber for First Time
October 2010 will go down in history as the first time people entered the magma chamber of a dormant volcano. Scientists decended 650ft into the mouth of Thrihnukagigur volcano in …
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Underwater Speleology April/May/June Edition
May 7, 2011 / United States, North AmericaLast week the April/May/June edition of the Journal of the Cave Diving Section of the National Speleological Society, Underwater Speleology came out. Volume 38, number 2’s featured stories include an …
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Stormy Pot, New Zealand’s Exciting New Cave System
May 6, 2011 / New Zealand, OceaniaWhile on an expedition this past February to explore the Ellis Basin cave system in Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand, the four member Extreme Cave Team led by Kieran Mckay …
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White-Nose Syndrome Fungus Geomyces Destructans Likely Native to Europe
May 5, 2011 / EuropeGeomyces destructans, the fungus linked to White-nose Syndrome has been found all over Europe without causing mass mortalities in bats such as the ones being experienced in the north eastern …
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Dripstones Key to Understanding Growth of Mountains
By analyzing dripstones from ancient cave systems near the summits of the Allgäu Mountains in Austria, Michael Meyer of the Institute of Geology and Paleontology at the University of Innsbruck …
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Belize And Guatemala Caves Presentation May 9th
May 5, 2011 / Tennessee, United States, North AmericaOn Monday May 9th, The Chattanooga Grotto will host a presentation entitled “Following in the Footsteps of the Maya: Explorations in the Caves of Belize and Guatemala.” Experienced caver Ron …
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Australian Cave Divers Break Depth Record
May 4, 2011 / New Zealand, OceaniaA recent expedition partly funded by National Geographic to try and find the source of the the Pearse River in New Zealand has led to a record breaking dive by …
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Project Sistema Ek Be 2011 Successful
May 4, 2011 / Mexico, North AmericaCongratulations to the Quiet Diver team who have been successful in locating a lost cave. Sistema Ek Be (Star Road System in Mayan) is a cave that had been explored …
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Free Tours at Oregon Caves National Monument on Saturday
May 3, 2011 / Oregon, United States, North AmericaThis Saturday May 7th, the Oregon Caves National Monument is hosting it’s annual community day. As part of the event, free cave tours, nature walks and tours of the Oregon …
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Caving News gets New Look
May 2, 2011It’s been nearly 2 months now since Caving News began. It sure didn’t take long before it outgrew it’s initial configuration. This new iteration brings many new improvements to the …
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Speleofest 2011, the 40th Anniversary
May 1, 2011 / Kentucky, United States, North America2011 marks the 40th anniversary of the Louisville Grotto‘s Speleofest. The fitting theme for this years event, being held Memorial Day Weekend May 27th to 29th at Lone Star Preserve …
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Cave Diver Jill Heinerth Challenges the Unknown
May 1, 2011At the recent TEDxUF, held February 26th, 2011 at the University of Florida, Jill Heinerth gave a presentation about cave diving. She began the talk with the dangers of cave …
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Forest Service Plans to Clean and Gate Blue Crystal Cave
April 30, 2011The U.S. Forest Service is requesting comments on a plan to install gates and clean Blue Crystal Cave which is located in Vanocker Canyon, just south of Sturgis, South Dakota. …
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An Excellent Introduction to Bermuda’s Amazing Caves
April 29, 2011The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) has recently uploaded a series of videos titled “2008: On the Rock” to YouTube. While the whole series is worth a watch, Part …
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Cave Diver Perishes in Weekend Accident
April 28, 2011On April 23rd, while caving diving in Pwll-y-Cwm in Clydach Gorge, Wales, Bonnie Cotier failed to surface with her two partners. Her body was later recovered by one of them …
