Eruptive Echoes: Anak Krakatau’s Menacing Power Resurfaces
This small, unimposing volcano between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra has a destructive past. Anak Krakatau is a small, unimposing volcanic island between…
This small, unimposing volcano between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra has a destructive past. Anak Krakatau is a small, unimposing volcanic island between…
Erta Ale, in the East African Rift, is Ethiopia’s most active volcano. The heat is always on at Erta Ale volcano in Ethiopia. In East…
McGill researchers challenge the current understanding of dinosaur extinction by unearthing a link between volcanic eruptions and climate change. What wiped out the dinosaurs? A…
The fiery and icy upper reaches of the Antarctic volcano pierced through a canopy of clouds. On a late spring day in 2023, the summit…
One of the world’s most active volcanoes, Mount Etna, erupted on Sunday – spewing lava and clouds of ash high over the Mediterranean island of…
The 2022 Hunga eruption in Tonga highlighted the destructive potential of underwater volcanic flows, severing undersea cables and transforming the seafloor, with risks extending over…
Eurasia’s tallest active volcano spewed ash that drifted hundreds of kilometers. Eruption activity escalated at the Klyuchevskoy volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in autumn 2023….
The Kawah Ijen Crater Lake in Indonesia, with its vibrant but toxic waters, is the world’s largest acidic lake. It’s known for its strikingly blue…
GEOMAR researchers reconstruct historic volcanic eruption using 3D seismics. The explosion of the underwater volcano Kolumbo in the Aegean Sea in 1650 triggered a destructive…
Past volcanic eruptions and salt deposits from present-day hot springs left this distinctive “face” in northern Chad. From above, the 1,000-meter (3,300-foot) deep volcanic pit…
Curtin University researchers studying diamond-rich rocks from Western Australia’s Argyle volcano have identified the missing third key ingredient needed to bring valuable pink diamonds to…
Eruptions on Russia’s active Kamchatka Peninsula made for a dramatic display of steam, snow, and shadows. Neighboring volcanoes on Russia’s ever-fiery Kamchatka Peninsula puffed away…
Caltech researchers used advanced imaging techniques to investigate increased seismic activity in California’s Long Valley Caldera, a dormant supervolcano. Since the 1980s, researchers have observed…
The cultural and political hub of El Salvador lies along the Central American Volcanic Arc. Along the Pacific coastline of Central America, a string of…
A team from UNIGE has identified three easily measurable parameters that offer insights into the structural characteristics of volcanoes, marking progress in the area of…
In a recent research paper, scientists challenge the high-precision radiocarbon-dating for the Laacher See volcano eruption, previously dated at 13,000 years ago. They contend that…
New findings hold the potential to spark future diamond discoveries. An international team of scientists, led by the University of Southampton, has found that the…
The Litli-Hrútur volcano in Iceland erupted on July 10, 2023, following heightened seismic activity. The eruption is being closely monitored using satellite technology, attracting tourists…