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Volcano Watch: Using ocean noise to monitor for volcanic eruptions

Ocean swells are constantly beating on the ocean floor. This nonstop drumming creates continuous signals that travel through ...
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Hawaii's Kilauea erupts for 53rd time in less than 2 years, sends smoke plume soaring 18,000 feet into the sky

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted once again at 3:30 p.m. local time Thursday, according to USGS. Kilauea is one of the ...
Phys.org

Volcanic eruptions in Pacific Ring of Fire may have cooled Earth for centuries

For around 12,000 years, the Earth has been in the Holocene epoch, a warmer period following a glacial period. During this epoch, however, there have been around 22 abrupt cold phases, each lasting up ...
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Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano Erupts: What Travelers to Antigua Need to Know

Guatemala's Fuego Volcano has intensified, triggering evacuations near Antigua. Learn how the eruption is affecting travel, ...
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Why the next volcanic eruption is forecast sooner than experts once thought – and where it will hit

For decades, volcanologists have compared their craft to weather forecasting stuck in the 1950s: plenty of instruments, not ...

2,000-Foot Taal Volcano Eruption Hurls Rare Tsunami Across Crater Lake (Video)

Stunning footage captures the powerful July 21 blast sending plumes of ash skywards and waves racing across the volcano's lake.

Inside one of America's most active volcanoes: How Pagan Island became home to just two residents

Far out in the western Pacific, in a chain of islands that form part of United States territory, sits Pagan, one of the most active volcanoes in the entire Mariana Islands arc. The island was ...

Scientists say massive Pacific Ring of Fire eruptions may have cooled Earth for centuries

Large volcanic eruptions from the Pacific Ring of Fire influenced past climate. These eruptions correlate with major glacial advances and cold spells. Over eighty percent of glacial advances occurred ...

Grain-sized fossils have solved a 113-million-year-old mystery, linking volcanic carbon dioxide to one of the ocean’s largest plankton extinctions

Tiny fossils reveal ocean acidification caused a major planktic foraminifera extinction. Massive volcanic eruptions released carbon dioxide, making ocean waters more acidic. This chemical shift ...

In 1995, a dormant volcano erupted and the lava, rocks and ash covered a Caribbean city; two years later it became the world’s only buried ghost capital

Plymouth, Montserrat's capital, was buried by volcanic deposits after Soufriere Hills erupted. The volcano's activity forced ...
NewsBytes

Study finds northern hemisphere eruptions drove most extreme 12,000-year cooling

Scientists reveal that colossal eruptions from the Pacific Ring of Fire triggered centuries-long cooling by releasing sulphur ...
Bluewin

Mount Etna Shuts Down Airport – Curious Onlookers Flock to the Volcano

Even nearly a week after the start of Mount Etna’s latest eruption, it remains unclear how long the volcano will remain active. The Catania airport remains closed; the flight ban there is in effect ...