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Volcano magma chamber. Credit: Cardiff University

When volcanoes go metal

Geology Page - March 19, 2021

Arenal, a major tourist attraction in Costa Rica, is one of the most active volcanos in Central America. Credit: Ernesto Tejedor

Volcanic eruptions had large and persistent impacts on global hydroclimate over the last millennium

Volcanic plume associated with the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull volcano (Iceland) and Scanning Electron Microscope image of a typical ash cluster made of micrometric volcanic particles collected on an adhesive paper during fallout. © UNIGE, Costanza Bonadonna

How do you know where volcanic ash will end up?

Rock samples collected near the Antarctic volcano Mount Erebus, seen here in the distance, harbor fingerprints of Earth’s ancient magnetic field. A new analysis delves into discrepancies between these fingerprints and predictions from a long-standing approximation of the field. Credit: Hanna Asefaw

Antarctic Lava Yields Clues to Earth’s Past Magnetic Field

Scientists identified flank instability at Pacaya, an active volcano in Guatemala. Credit: Kirsten Stephens/Penn State

Scientists identify flank instability at a volcano with history of collapse

300-Million-Year-Old Forest Discovered Preserved in Volcanic Ash

Geology Page - February 22, 2012

Waiting for Death Valley’s Big Bang

Geology Page - January 25, 2012

Mapping the Formation of an Underwater Volcano

Geology Page - November 2, 2011

Birthplace for Primitive Life On Earth? Researchers Identify Mud Volcanoes in...

Geology Page - October 30, 2011

Fiery volcano offers geologic glimpse into land that time forgot

Geology Page - October 25, 2011

Possible Trigger for Volcanic ‘Super-Eruptions’ Discovered

Geology Page - October 14, 2011

Earth from space: A gush of volcanic gas

Geology Page - September 17, 2011

Electric Yellowstone

Geology Page - September 17, 2011

Deep-sea volcanoes don’t just produce lava flows, they also explode!

Geology Page - September 17, 2011

Scientists delve into ‘hotspot’ volcanoes along Pacific Ocean Seamount Trail

Geology Page - September 15, 2011

New way found of monitoring volcanic ash cloud

Geology Page - September 15, 2011

Scientists look deeper for coal ash hazards

Geology Page - September 15, 2011

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