The latest round of eruptions on the Reykjanes peninsula destroyed homes in the town of…
Browsing: Volcano
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.
A new study shows that magma and water have jointly sculpted the Columbia River Gorge,…
Features in this northern British Columbia volcanic area draw their names from a few of…
The Alaskan stratovolcano has not come to life in thousands of years. Frosty is a…
Two years after the eruption of Cumbre Vieja in the Canary Islands, some roads have…
After weeks of warnings, a new fissure has opened on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern…
Even in a quiet dormant phase, a volcano can rapidly become active and its eruption…
This small, unimposing volcano between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra has a destructive…
Erta Ale, in the East African Rift, is Ethiopia’s most active volcano. The heat is…
McGill researchers challenge the current understanding of dinosaur extinction by unearthing a link between volcanic…
The fiery and icy upper reaches of the Antarctic volcano pierced through a canopy of…
Mount Etna, One of the World’s Most Active Volcanoes, Erupted Sending Lava and Ash High…
The 2022 Hunga eruption in Tonga highlighted the destructive potential of underwater volcanic flows, severing…
Eurasia’s tallest active volcano spewed ash that drifted hundreds of kilometers. Eruption activity escalated at…
The Kawah Ijen Crater Lake in Indonesia, with its vibrant but toxic waters, is the…
GEOMAR researchers reconstruct historic volcanic eruption using 3D seismics. The explosion of the underwater volcano…
Past volcanic eruptions and salt deposits from present-day hot springs left this distinctive “face” in…
Curtin University researchers studying diamond-rich rocks from Western Australia’s Argyle volcano have identified the missing…