With only one-quarter of the sea floor mapped with sonar, it is impossible to know how many seamounts there are. However, radar satellites that measure ocean height can also find them, by looking for subtle signs of seawater mounding above a hidden seamount, tugged by its gravity. A 2011 study using the method found more …
On November 27th, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest volcano, began erupting and spilling lava from fissures as its first eruption in nearly four decades.
A team at the University of Tokyo has found that the ratio of atoms in specific gases released from volcanic fumaroles (gaps in the Earth’s surface) can be an indicator of what is happening to the magma deep below.
Recent discoveries from Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall eruptions have changed what we know about how volcanoes work.
It is estimated that more than 80% of Earth’s surface has been shaped by volcanoes. They’ve helped create our mountain ranges, plateaus, and plains, and have helped fertilize the land that we use to grow our crops.
A recent study published in Nature from the University of Cambridge and the University of Birmingham found that there is a general misconception of the lethal threat volcanoes pose to society and planet Earth at large. The study was authored by Michael
New research shows that colliding continental plates may draw down more water than previously thought. The results could explain the explosiveness of some volcanic eruptions, as well as the distribution of ore deposits such as copper, silver and gold.
Scientists say they have identified the mechanism responsible for the exceptional tsunami that spread quickly across the world after the massive eruption of the Tonga volcano earlier this year.
Although volcanologists are getting pretty good at forecasting the start of an eruption, predicting the end is much more difficult.
Lava samples have revealed a surprising discovery about the geological makeup of the Earth’s crust and could have implications for volcanic eruption early warning systems, a University of Queensland led study has found.
