Tree rings: Volcano in Iceland chilled summer in Alaska
The Inuit tell stories about the year that summer never arrived. Tree rings from 1783 confirm that the Laki volcano in Iceland caused the cooldown.
Feb. 3, 2021 • ~7 min
Tiny bubbles shed light on massive volcanic eruptions
New research clears up a longstanding question about explosive volcanic eruptions like the ones at Mount St. Helens in 1980.
Jan. 20, 2021 • ~8 min
This geyser woke up, but no Yellowstone blast
Steamboat Geyser reawakened in 2018 after three and a half years of dormancy. Does that foretell an eruption in Yellowstone National Park?
Jan. 6, 2021 • ~10 min
Attenborough on Biden and forces of nature
Sir David examines how wildlife adapts to the forces of nature, such as volcanoes, in a new series.
Dec. 19, 2020 • ~7 min
Mass extinctions happen every 27 million years
Mass extinction of land animals happen on a 27-million-year cycle, researchers report. The timeline matches periodic asteroid impacts and volcano eruptions.
Dec. 11, 2020 • ~6 min
New drone technology advances volcanic monitoring
Specially-adapted drones, developed by an international team involving scientists from the University of Cambridge, are transforming how we forecast eruptions
Oct. 30, 2020 • ~6 min
Volcanoes feed the atmosphere on Jupiter’s moon Io
The atmosphere on Jupiter's moon Io is a witches' brew made from the sulfurous burps of more than 400 volcanoes. Now scientists know how it got that way.
Oct. 27, 2020 • ~11 min
Krakatoa is still active, and we are not ready for the tsunamis another eruption would generate
Indonesia has a warning system for tsunamis generated by earthquakes – but not volcanoes.
Oct. 9, 2020 • ~6 min
Curious Kids: How can we tell when a volcano is going to erupt?
Volcanoes give lots of clues which help scientists work out if they are about to erupt.
Oct. 9, 2020 • ~5 min
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