Sulfur Skies Over La Palma – No Signs That Cumbre Vieja Volcanic Eruption Is Calming
Volcanoes emit sulfur dioxide — a pungent gas that reacts with oxygen and moisture in the air to produce a haze called vog. More than…
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New Lava River From La Palma Volcano Captured by Satellite
La Palma Volcano: How Satellites Help Us Monitor Eruptions Since the Cumbre Vieja volcano began erupting on September 19, 2021, lava has burned through homes,…
Volcanic Eruption Continues at La Palma – Effects Being Felt From Above and Below
Cumbre Vieja volcano is making its presence felt from above and below. The effects of the eruption at Cumbre Vieja volcano are being felt from above and…
Satellite Captures Stunning Gravity Waves Over La Palma From Cumbre Vieja Eruption
As the Cumbre Vieja eruption continued into its second week, satellites captured images of some remarkable moments in the skies above the volcano. Since the Cumbre…
Stunning Satellite Image Shows Lava Burning a Path to the Sea From La Palma Volcano
This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on September 30, 2021, shows the flow of lava from the volcano erupting on the Spanish island of…
Wall of Lava Burns a Path Through La Palma
A slow-moving wall of basaltic lava is bulldozing its way through communities on one of the Canary Islands. After Cumbre Vieja split open and began erupting on…
Massive Extinction of Species in the Late Cretaceous Was Not Caused by Extreme Volcanism
A study published in the journal Geology rules out that extreme volcanic episodes had any influence on the massive extinction of species in the late…
Volcano Powered Climate Change Drove Dinosaurs’ Ascent To Dominate Planet Earth
The rise of dinosaurs coincided with environmental changes driven by major volcanic eruptions over 230 million years ago, a new study reveals. The Late Triassic…
Cumbre Vieja Lights Up the Night – Astronaut Photo Captures Volcanic Eruption From Space
An astronaut photograph shows the proximity of a volcanic eruption to nearby cities on the Spanish island of La Palma. A volcanic eruption on La…
NASA Confirms Thousands of Massive, Violent Volcanic “Super Eruptions” on Mars
Scientists found evidence that a region of northern Mars called Arabia Terra experienced thousands of “super eruptions,” the biggest volcanic eruptions known, over a 500-million-year…
ExoMars Orbiter Captures Stunning Image of Volcanic Trenches on Mars
This image of the young volcanic region of Elysium Planitia on Mars [10.3°N, 159.5°E] was taken on April 14, 2021, by the CaSSIS camera on…
What Lies Beneath: Volcanic Secrets Revealed – “We’ve Been Misled, Geologically Deceived”
Lava samples have revealed a new truth about the geological make-up of the Earth’s crust and could have implications for volcanic eruption early warning systems,…
“Tipping Points” in Earth’s System Triggered Extreme Climate Change 55 Million Years Ago
Scientists have uncovered a fascinating new insight into what caused one of the most rapid and dramatic instances of climate change in the history of…
Volcanic Winter: Ever-Present Threat of Catastrophic Supervolcano Eruptions Revealed
Curtin scientists are part of an international research team that studied an ancient supervolcano in Indonesia and found such volcanoes remain active and hazardous for…
Extensive Chains of Volcanoes Provides Safety Valve for Earth’s Long-Term Climate
Extensive chains of volcanoes have been responsible for both emitting and then removing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), stabilizing temperatures at Earth’s surface. An international research…
Underwater Volcano Fukutoku-Okanoba Explodes
The eruption of an underwater volcano near South Iwo Jima sent a plume soaring into flight paths and created an expansive raft of floating rock….
More Research Needed To Determine “Tipping Point” of Supervolcanoes
Scientists say it is extremely challenging to try and predict when a supervolcano might erupt again due to the sheer diversity of events that have…
Volcanoes Act as a Safety Valve for Earth’s Long-Term Climate – Stabilizing Surface Temperatures
Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that extensive chains of volcanoes have been responsible for both emitting and then removing atmospheric carbon dioxide…