Kavachi Volcano in the Southwest Pacific Solomon Islands—where hammerhead sharks prowl—has entered an active phase…
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Volcanoes are openings in the Earth’s crust through which molten rock, ash, and gases escape from deep beneath the surface, shaping landscapes and influencing global systems. They are powerful natural phenomena that can create new land, alter climates, and pose serious hazards to nearby populations. Scientists study volcanoes to better understand Earth’s internal processes, predict eruptions, and assess their impact on the environment and human life. This page presents the latest research on volcanic activity, eruption forecasting, geological discoveries, and the role of volcanoes in Earth’s evolving climate and ecosystems.
New research led by the University of Cambridge is the first to obtain a detailed…
Hunga Volcano Eruption Provides an Explosion of Data The gigantic January 15, 2022, eruption of…
Since May 2018, when Kīlauea’s lava lake last drained, the summit crater has filled with…
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai eruption sent hurricane-speed winds to the ionosphere, reversing the equatorial electrojet.…
You’ve undoubtedly gazed out of the window to marvel at a lightning storm in all…
A new NASA climate simulation suggests that extremely large volcanic eruptions called “flood basalt eruptions”…
Mount Aso, the largest active volcano in Japan, is featured in this image captured by…
In a remote area, a mix of geophysical methods identifies magma transfer below the seafloor…
Rutgers Study Shows New Way Dunes Can Form on Varied Celestial Surfaces Scientists have long…
Seismic Algorithm Reveals the Magnitude of the January 2022 Tonga Islands Eruption On January 15,…
Recent findings from the New Horizons mission indicate that Pluto’s surface is shaped by cryovolcanism,…
MIT Haystack Observatory identifies long-duration atmospheric waves launched by the recent Tonga eruption. The recent…
Ice cores drilled in Antarctica and Greenland have revealed gigantic volcanic eruptions during the last…
New research shows that the cooling effect of the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption will…
NACHOS is a NASA prototype aboard a CubeSat, designed to monitor trace gases like sulfur…
Using satellite data, geoscientists from ESA’s 3D Earth project are developing models to predict volcanic…
The plume from Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai behaved like a mega-thunderstorm that rose 58 kilometers (36…