The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano’s eruption in 2022 was the most significant in 30 years, sending ash…
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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.
Several Earth-Observing Satellites Collected Data During and After the Potent Blast One of the most…
Eruptions create sulfuric acid clouds in the upper atmosphere and can cool the climate. Volcanic…
The 2018 collapse of Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano, which triggered a devastating tsunami, resulted from…
Clouds parted for a glimpse of one of the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth, Mount…
Satellites captured the intense volcanic activity on Isabela Island in the Galápagos, with the eruption…
Hotspot temperatures vary more than previously thought, with some being much cooler, suggesting diverse origins…
Flows of superheated ash and tephra mixed with rain to create destructive rivers of debris…
The nearly 1,000-meter-tall volcano in the South Sandwich Islands frequently finds a way to put…
Scientists linked the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction to volcanic activity that fertilized oceans with phosphorus,…
A study presents a broad survey of monogenetic volcanoes younger than 2.58 million years in…
Geologists from the UNIGE and Peking University have developed a technique that makes it possible…
Volcanoes emit sulfur dioxide — a pungent gas that reacts with oxygen and moisture in…
La Palma Volcano: How Satellites Help Us Monitor Eruptions Since the Cumbre Vieja volcano began…
Cumbre Vieja volcano is making its presence felt from above and below. The effects of…
As the Cumbre Vieja eruption continued into its second week, satellites captured images of some…
This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on September 30, 2021, shows the flow…
A slow-moving wall of basaltic lava is bulldozing its way through communities on one of…