Volcanoes: Facts, news, features and articles about geology's fieriest features
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Scientists discover new way to predict next Mount Etna eruptionResearchers analyzed changes over time in the ratio of small earthquakes to bigger ones beneath Mount Etna and found a strong correlation with the volcano's activity over the past 20 years.
By Sascha Pare Published
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An Iranian volcano appears to have woken up — 700,000 years after its last eruptionTaftan volcano near the border of Pakistan has shown signs of unrest in recent years.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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AI reveals hidden 'ring fault' that is unleashing earthquakes at Italy's Campi Flegrei volcanoA new AI tool reveals that Campi Flegrei experienced more than 54,000 earthquakes between 2022 and 2025. By mapping these events, researchers discovered a huge, crisp, ring-shaped fault.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Volcanic 'googly eyes' stare into space from skull-like peninsulaEarth from space A 2014 astronaut photo shows a pair of volcanic lakes appearing to stare up into space from the Chiltepe Peninsula of Nicaragua's Lake Managua. These "eyes" and "skull" were created by violent eruptions thousands of years ago.
By Harry Baker Published
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See what would happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted 'without any warning' in new AI-generated videoJapanese government officials have released an AI video to show just how devastating an eruption at Mount Fuji could be. But don't worry, the dormant volcano is currently not at risk of blowing.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Supervolcanic 'hell' caldera in Japan is home to 17 different volcanoesEarth from space A 2012 astronaut photo shows the striking beauty of Japan's Aso Caldera, a "supervolcanic" structure home to more than a dozen volcanoes and "hellish" hot springs. It was formed by several major eruptions spanning more than 200,000 years.
By Harry Baker Published
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A parade of volcanoes is erupting in Russia following an 8.8 earthquakeSix Russian volcanoes erupted shortly after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck nearby, with a seventh possibly to follow.
By Perri Thaler Published
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Dormant volcano erupts in Russia for first time in around 500 years, days after magnitude 8.8 megaquakeKrasheninnikov volcano has erupted on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. This is the second volcano to erupt in the region following the magnitude 8.8 megaquake on July 30.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Russian volcano explodes in 'powerful' eruption, likely intensified by 8.8 magnitude earthquakeKlyuchevskoy volcano in Russia erupted shortly after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake in the same region.
By Perri Thaler Published
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