It’s hard to overstate just how big the 1883 eruptions were, and the catastrophic and often strange impacts that followed. For starters, the Moon went blue.
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Underwater sound signals created by 2022’s enormous Hunga eruption have pointed scientists to a new way to warn people of unpredictable volcanic tsunamis.
AI models could spot volcanic eruptions earlier – and new research says the lives saved make the occasional false alarm worth the price.
This year alone, the Philippines’ volcano monitoring agency has recorded 18 eruptive events at Taal Volcano – but they haven’t been the kind you might expect.
In regions like the Pacific, South America and Indonesia, an eruption from a volcano with no recorded history occurs every seven to ten years.
On an explosiveness scale from Hawaii to Vesuvius, the latest from Mount Etna was relatively mild.
When volcanoes like Alaska’s Mount Spurr erupt, the ash can damage people’s lungs, smother crops and kill animals, and the harm can continue to spread long afterward.
Decoding volcanic ‘crystal balls’ can help scientists tell ahead of time when a volcano is going to erupt
A newly discovered half-million-year-old layer of volcanic sediment beneath the Aegean Sea rewrites what scientists know about this area’s volcanic history – and potential future hazards.
Iceland, Hawaii and Italy have all tried to control lava to save cities in the past. A volcanologist explains the methods.
Iceland is known as ‘the land of fire and ice’ for a reason.
Iceland’s volcanic activity is generally tame compared with explosive eruptions along the Pacific’s Ring of Fire. This time, it’s shaking up a town.
Evidence suggests magma is close to the surface in south-west Iceland, prompting evacuations.
Scientists were not previously certain how the precious stones arrived at the Earth’s surface.
As they shape the Earth, volcanoes inspire and terrify humans.
A scientist who led one of the first projects to map the Hawaiian Islands’ deep volcanic plumbing explains what’s going on under the surface as Mauna Loa erupts.
In the Lord of the Rings prequel, The Rings of Power, the dark realm of Mordor is created by diverting a river into a dormant volcano, setting off a huge eruption – but is this scientifically viable?
Research has found evidence in NSW for one the most devastating series of volcanic eruptions known.
The eruption in East Java that claimed 22 lives on Saturday was likely triggered by weather conditions rather than by internal unrest inside Mount Semeru, which would have been easier to monitor.
Volcanic eruptions on the seafloor are mysterious, but new research provides fresh clues.
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Senior Curator of Geosciences, Museums Victoria Research Institute; Monash University
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Igneous Petrology/Volcanology, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Geology, West Virginia University
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Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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