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On Dec. 23, 2024, eruptive activity at Kilauea’s summit began again with the first in what has become 20 discrete lava ...
Scientists warn that the Axial Seamount, the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest, could erupt as early as today. The ...
Stuck for 60 hours in murky waters, surrounded by rescuers, family, friends and love ones, why couldn't the 13-year-old girl ...
Scientists discovered a magma cap underneath Yellowstone National Park’s surface that may act as a lid to prevent the ...
One man, one tiny prison cell — and a volcanic eruption that wiped out an entire city. As fiery death rained from the skies and molten ash swallowed Martinique, Ludger Sylbaris faced the end, trapped ...
Scientists have studied Yellowstone National Park's magmatic system for years, but a new view of the magma chamber shows the ...
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) image of Mauna Loa spanning November 16 to December 2, 2022. Concentric patterns of colored fringes indicate the complex pattern of deformation during ...
Although volcanic eruptions can strike when least expected, they sometimes give off warning signs that can be captured by advanced technology. One innovative way to monitor eruptions is now being put ...
The recent eruptions of Poás Volcano in Costa Rica have significantly disrupted tourism in nearby communities, including Poás, Poasito, Fraijanes, Vara Blanca, and Los Cartagos. Although these areas ...
The largest volcanic eruption in human history resulted in a few years of warm weather, according to an analysis of ancient sediments, and not a severe volcanic winter as some researchers had thought.
"Twenty-six minutes later, Vala emailed us that the eruption had actually happened and that they had sent out an evacuation warning." "This is the most active volcanic system in Iceland," Zhan says.
The revelation, detailed in a recently published paper, helps provide a new and younger timeline of volcanic activity in the Henrys Fork Caldera region and adds knowledge to the chronology of mafic ...