Volcanoes might seem like nature’s incinerators, but using them to burn up trash would be dangerous and disrespectful to indigenous people who view them as sacred.
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Scientists say they’ve found a new method to help predict when volcanoes will erupt, based on data crunched from an eruption last year in Hawaii.
We can’t say that Katla in Iceland is ‘due’ to erupt, no matter what you have read.
Melbourne lies at the eastern end of a volcanic province, but when’s it going to blow? Understanding the geology of Melbourne and comparing it to Hawaii is really helpful in calculating risk.
Important points about volcanoes: location matters, explosiveness can be predicted to an extent, and fast-moving flows of volcanic materials (known as pyroclastic flows) are deadly.
The current eruption of Kilauea on Hawai'is big island can tell us a lot about what is going on beneath the volcano and may provide lessons for future eruptions.
At Kīlauea in Hawai'i, a recent volcanic eruption has created some of the most spectacular sights in nature. But also danger for those around it.
Fountains of lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano are dramatic, but the most deadly impacts of volcanic eruptions are toxic gases and ash and mud flows.
How do scientists predict volcanic eruptions? To do so with accuracy, they need to know the individual volcano and its history very well.
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Associate Professor of Volcanology and Geoscience Communication, University of Twente and Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Geosciences; Director for the Boise State Hazard and Climate Resilience Institute, Boise State University
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Assistant Lecturer in Volcanology, Monash University
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Lecturer in Geology, Macquarie University
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Geoscientist, University of Exeter
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Associate Professor of Geology, University at Buffalo
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Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer in Volcanology, University of South Wales
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Professor emeritus, Monash University
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Volcanologist, Lancaster University
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Research Geologist, US Geological Survey
