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Carbon dioxide emissions from rising magma is one of the earliest signs that a volcano is waking up, but measuring it ...
When a volcano erupts, it can spew ash high into the atmosphere—inserting aerosols right where clouds typically form. How ...
Scientists have uncovered a promising new way to detect volcanic unrest by monitoring changes in vegetation near volcanoes, ...
A mysterious and highly active undersea volcano off the Pacific Coast could erupt by the end of this year, scientists say.
Tornadoes and flooding will be among the hazards that threaten more than a dozen states as a new outbreak of severe weather ...
Researchers used seismic tomography to reveal that fluid buildup, not magma, is driving Uturuncu’s deformation, indicating ...
By Island News Web Staff Click here for updates on this story KILAUEA, Hawai’i (KITV) — Early this morning, Episode 22 of ...
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that four people, including a child, in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii used furniture to block a bedroom door and shield themselves from the eruption of Mount ...
It’s not the only Pompeii mansion to celebrate the god of excess. The “House of Bacchus” was excavated in 1879. One of its frescoes shows the god standing beside Mount Vesuvius, wrapped in a gown of ...
May 18, 2025, marks the 45th anniversary of Mount St. Helens' eruption — a catastrophic event that transformed the landscape ...
During many of these eruptions, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field crews documented “ooze outs” — where lava squeezes out ...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) maintained Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) over Kanlaon Volcano, as it warned that ...