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.
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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.
The last time south-west Iceland experienced a turbulent period of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions was in the 1300s.
Icelandic authorities have recently raised the threat level of the Grímsvötn volcano.
Volcanic ash is made of tiny crystal and rock fragments that during an eruption can reach as high as the cruising altitude of commercial aircraft, and that’s a concern for airlines.
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.
Research into volcanic activity in the waters off Indonesia shows how active this region is and how destructive landslide-caused tsunamis can be.
To be better prepared for future eruptions there’s a need to understand and monitor poorly known volcanoes, even in remote places.
Gravity, not magma, is forcing Etna to move, increasing the chances of collapse.
Compared to Earth, more “oomph” is required to bring magma to the surface of Mars, and this is probably why we haven’t seen any recent eruptions on the red planet.
When magma rises towards the surface gas bubbles start to form. Whether or not they can escape as the magma is rising affects how explosive the eruption will be.
A mysterious cone has developed due to unusual volcanic activity on Hawaii.
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.
The Kīlauea volcano on Hawai'i’s big island is threatening to produce violent and energetic eruptions not seen since 1924.
The short answer is that while lava is hot, it’s not hot enough to melt the rocks that make up the side of the volcano.
It feels as if volcanoes in our region are going off at a high rate right now - but it’s reasonably normal activity for the “Ring of Fire” belt running around the Asia Pacific.
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Associate Professor of Volcanology and Geoscience Communication, University of Twente and Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University
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Lecturer in Volcanology, University of Hull
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Volcanologist, Lancaster University
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Assistant Lecturer in Volcanology, Monash University
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Emeritus professor in geology, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania
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Senior Instrument Scientist, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
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Professor des Universités, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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Professor of Geoscience, Denison University
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Professor, The University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Volcanology, University of Cambridge
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PhD researcher in Volcanology, UCL
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Postgraduate experimental volcanologist, University of Otago
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Professor of Planetary Geosciences, The Open University
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Director of Sustainability Studies Initiative in the Humanities, Professor of English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
