New Hazards of Earth’s Largest Volcano Uncovered
Researchers find that a large earthquake could set off eruption of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano. Scientists from the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of…
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Jupiter’s Moon Europa May Have an Interior Hot Enough to Fuel Seafloor Volcanoes
Jupiter’s moon Europa has an icy crust covering a vast, global ocean. The rocky layer underneath may be hot enough to melt, leading to undersea…
Scientists Have Figured Out What Triggers Large-Scale Volcanic Eruptions
Caldera Collapse Increases the Size and Duration of Volcanic Eruptions Scientists have figured out what triggers large-scale volcanic eruptions and what conditions likely lead to…
Forecasting a Volcano’s Eruption Style Using Early Indicators of Magma Viscosity
2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano in Hawai’i provided scientists with an unprecedented opportunity to identify new factors that could help forecast the hazard potential of…
Evidence of Active Volcanoes on Mars Raises Possibility of Recent Habitable Conditions – “Mars Isn’t Dead”
New observations reveal that Mars could still be volcanically active, raising the possibility for habitable conditions below the surface of Mars in recent history. Evidence…
Energy Unleashed by Volcanic Eruptions Deep in Our Oceans Could Power All of the United States
Volcanic eruptions deep in our oceans are capable of extremely powerful releases of energy, at a rate high enough to power the whole of the…
La Soufrière Volcano Explosive Eruption: Before-and-After Satellite Images
Volcanic eruptions on Saint Vincent have blanketed the Caribbean island in ash leading to over 16,000 residents being evacuated from their homes. False-color images captured…
Scientists Zero In on the Role Volcanoes Played in the Demise of Dinosaurs
Graduate Center, CUNY researchers uncover evidence suggesting that volcanic carbon emissions were not a major driver of the Earth’s most recent extinction event. Earth has…
NASA’s Io Volcano Observer: Following the Heat and Hunting Clues to Planet Evolution
A proposed mission called Io Volcano Observer (IVO) would visit Jupiter’s moon Io, which is a true volcanic wonderland with hundreds of erupting volcanoes gushing…
NASA Satellites Detect Signs of Unrest Years Before Volcanic Eruptions
New research methods may lead to earlier predictions of volcanic eruptions. Although there are telltale signs that a volcano is likely to erupt in the…
Satellites Monitor Unpredictable Explosive Behavior of Mount Etna – Europe’s Most Active Volcano
Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, has recently been on explosive form, with 17 eruptions in less than three months. Instruments onboard three different…
Large Jump in Respiratory Disease Following Volcanic Eruptions
Respiratory disease increased markedly following one of Iceland’s largest volcanic eruptions, a new study has found. And the findings could have significant implications for actions…
NASA Satellite Captures a Nighttime Volcanic Eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula
Lava from the volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula lights up clouds from below. After the start of an eruption near Fagradalsfjall—a shield volcano on…
Volcanic Eruption Lights Up Iceland Following Swarms of Small Earthquakes
In an eruption not far from Reykjavik, lava poured from spatter cones along a new fissure on Reykjanes peninsula. Swarms of small earthquakes in February…
New Type of Rock Created During Exceptionally Hot Volcanic Eruptions Discovered Beneath the Pacific Ocean
A new type of rock created during large and exceptionally hot volcanic eruptions has been discovered beneath the Pacific Ocean. An international team of researchers…
When Volcanoes Go Metal: What Lava Flows Look Like on a Planet Made of Metal
What would a volcano — and its lava flows — look like on a planetary body made primarily of metal? A pilot study from North…
Lead Up to Volcanic Eruption in Galapagos Captured in Rare Detail – Ground Rose More Than 6 Feet in an Instant!
Hours before the 2018 eruption of Sierra Negra, the Galápagos Islands’ largest volcano, an earthquake rumbled and raised the ground more than 6 feet in…
A Nighttime Glow Over Mount Etna – Highly Active Italian Volcano
An Earth science satellite detected an illuminated plume spreading across Sicily during a night of heightened activity at the Italian volcano. At 1:37 a.m. local…