The Rangitoto volcano in Auckland is older and more active than previously thought. Research from the University of Auckland…
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It’s long been known that massive increases in emission of CO2 from volcanoes, associated with the opening of the Atlantic Ocean in the end-Triassic Period, set off a shift in state of the climate which…
No-one alive today has witnessed a volcanic eruption remotely as big as the Toba “super” eruption. But our ancestors may have done, tens of thousands of years ago, when northern Sumatra exploded, creating…
On an exploratory mission to discover more about the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates, underwater volcanoes and mineral-laden…
The last eruption from Yellowstone National Park, over two million years ago, appears to have been two smaller eruptions…
An episode of extreme volcanic activity may have generated large iron formations long after a rise in atmospheric oxygen…
The innermost of Jupiter’s moons has been mapped, showing a highly volatile volcanic surface. Discovered by Galileo over…
Trees rings may not provide a full record of climate cooling as large enough temperature drops can lead to very short or…
A new study from the University of Colorado-Boulder suggests the Little Ice Age, which lasted from the Middle Ages until…
Predicting when and where earthquakes will occur is becoming more feasible, say scientists from Monash University who are…
Rocks from xenoliths in the Philippines carrying deep water samples have provided new insight into the water cycle of the…
What if the world left it too long to take action on global climate change? Is there a way we could somehow cool the planet before an environmental crisis occurs? Geo-engineering is a potential course…
The site of a 700,033 year old landslide that followed a volcanic eruption has been discovered on the Canarain island of…
Scientists have successfully predicted the eruption of undersea volcano, Axial Seamount. Bill Chadwick, Orgeon State University…
Western Victoria and South Australia are overdue for a volcanic eruption, according to researchers from the University of…
A volcanic ash cloud produced by Chile’s Puyehue volcanic eruption has circumnavigated the globe and floated over Australia twice, disrupting flights and leaving over 120,000 passengers stranded. The Conversation…
What do Chile’s recent volcanic eruptions and tomorrow morning’s total lunar eclipse have in common? Well … Just before sunrise, Earth’s shadow will totally hide the normally-bright moon for about 100…
Australian travellers whose flights have been cancelled due to the Chilean ash cloud won’t want to hear what Dr Clive Oppenheimer…
“Apocalyptic” seems the best word to describe the images now emerging of ongoing eruptions at the Puyehue volcano range in southern Chile. Eruptions began after an ominous series of earthquakes on June…
A prolonged period of hotter-than-average temperatures in the crater lake of New Zealand’s Mt Ruapehu has seen the country’s media questioning whether another eruption is on the cards. Mt Ruapehu (Māori…
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