Forbes

Study Explains Why Some Volcanoes Explode and Others Don’t

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. How and if a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of ...
Newsweek

Iceland Volcanoes Update As Study Proposes New Eruption Trigger

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The 2021 "Fagradalsfjall Fires" eruptions may have been triggered by ...
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Greek study shows dormant volcanoes may still be active

A new study of Greece’s Methana volcano reveals it remained dormant for about 100,000 years before erupting again, challenging the conventional 10,000-year threshold for declaring volcanoes extinct.
Phys.org

Kīlauea volcano's ash prompted largest open ocean phytoplankton bloom, study reveals

When the Kīlauea Volcano erupted in May 2018, an enormous amount of ash was released into the atmosphere in a plume nearly five miles high. A new study by an international team of researchers revealed ...
CNN

Scientists identify main source that could be fueling Iceland’s hotbed of volcanic activity

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. After 800 years of ...
The Conversation

Tonga’s volcanic eruption could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade, new study shows

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai (Hunga Tonga for short) erupted on January 15 2022 in the Pacific Kingdom of Tonga. It created a tsunami which triggered warnings across the entire Pacific basin, and sent ...
Live Science on MSN

'Mountain of God' volcano in Tanzania is bulging, study finds

The land around a strange volcano in Tanzania is bulging, suggesting magma may be accumulating in a shallow reservoir beneath ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Hidden Underground Magma Pools Fueled Iceland’s Volcanic Eruptions, Study Suggests

Lava erupts from the Sundhnúkur volcano on June 3, 2024, on the Reykjanes Peninsula near Grindavik, Iceland. The volcano has erupted five times since December 2023, forcing evacuations of Grindavik ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Melting Glaciers Will Lead to More Volcanic Eruptions, Study Suggests. Now, All Eyes Are On Antarctica

Chile's Mocho-Choshuenco volcano, as seen from the air in June 2019 Dropus via Wikipedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Since the new millennium, the world’s glaciers have shed 5 percent of their ...
Courthouse News Service

Lightning from volcanoes could have jump-started life on Earth, new study says

A volcanic eruption spews ash into the sky. (Courthouse News image via Pixabay) (CN) — Volcanoes aren’t just awe-inspiring emblems of the power and fury of nature: They may also have played a key role ...
CNN

Volcanic eruption led to the Black Death, new research suggests

The Black Death — one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, estimated to have killed up to half of Europe’s population — might have been set in motion by a volcanic eruption, a new study ...
PBS

Scientists study effect of melting glaciers on volcanoes

Scientists are flocking to Iceland to investigate an increasingly crucial question: Will melting glaciers accelerate and intensify earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? William Brangham reports. PBS ...