October 18, 2021 Volcanoes emit sulfur dioxide — a pungent gas that reacts with oxygen and moisture in the air to produce a haze called…
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This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on October 10, shows the new flow of lava from the volcano erupting on the Spanish island…
October 4, 2021 Cumbre Vieja volcano is making its presence felt from above and below. The effects of the eruption at Cumbre Vieja volcano are being felt…
October 4, 2021 As the Cumbre Vieja eruption continued into its second week, satellites captured images of some remarkable moments in the skies above the…
Image of lava flow on the Spanish island of La Palma captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on September 30, 2021. Credit: Contains modified Copernicus…
September 26, 2021 A slow-moving wall of basaltic lava is bulldozing its way through communities on one of the Canary Islands. After Cumbre Vieja split open and…
The Zumaia cliffs are characterized by an exceptional section of strata that reveals the geological history of the Earth in the period of 115-50 million…
The rise of dinosaurs coincided with environmental changes driven by major volcanic eruptions over 230 million years ago, a new study reveals. The Late TriassicThe…
Photo of volcanic ash taken in Hawaii on April 8, 2008. Credit: United States Geological Survey Scientists found evidence that a region of northern MarsMars…
Basaltic lava flow. Credit: The University of Queensland Lava samples have revealed a new truth about the geological make-up of the Earth’s crust and could…
Scientists have uncovered a fascinating new insight into what caused one of the most rapid and dramatic instances of climate change in the history of…
Curtin scientists are part of an international research team that studied an ancient supervolcano in Indonesia and found such volcanoes remain active and hazardous for…
Fiery river in Kamchatka, Russia. Extensive chains of volcanoes have been responsible for both emitting and then removing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), stabilizing temperatures at…
August 13, 2021 The eruption of an underwater volcano near South Iwo Jima sent a plume soaring into flight paths and created an expansive raft…
Scientists say it is extremely challenging to try and predict when a supervolcano might erupt again due to the sheer diversity of events that have…
A massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia about 74,000 years ago likely caused severe climate disruption in many areas of the globe, but early human populations…
Simulation of global sulfur gas concentrations, in present-day and high-end warming scenarios. Credit: Thomas Aubry, University of Cambridge Researchers have shown that human-caused climate change…
Currently, much of the thinking around risks posed by volcanoes follows a simple equation: the bigger the likely eruption, the worse it will be for…
A massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia about 74,000 years ago likely caused severe climate disruption in many areas of the globe, but early human populations…
Credit: Phil Vandenbossche & Nelson Kuna/CSIRO Looking like the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, an ancient undersea volcano was slowly…