Volcanoes: Facts, news, features and articles about geology's fieriest features
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US volcano quiz: How many can you name in 10 minutes?Quiz How many of the 160 named volcanoes in the U.S. and territories do you know? If you live in Alaska you have a big advantage.
By Hannah Osborne Published
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Eerily circular 'Goblin Forest' surrounds sacred volcano with human rightsEarth from space This 2023 satellite photo shows New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, which is surrounded by a near-perfect circle of deformed trees. The volcano was recently granted the same legal rights as a person.
By Harry Baker Published
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Indonesia volcano eruption kills at least 10An eruption of Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-laki stratovolcano rained debris and ash on villages on the island of Flores.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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How a catastrophic volcanic eruption on the North Korea border created 'Heaven Lake'More than a thousand years ago, Heaven Lake flooded the surrounding area when the Changbaishan-Tianchi volcano, on the border between China and North Korea, erupted.
By Saima May Sidik Published
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Mysterious 'blobs' in Earth's mantle are not what we thought, study claimsLava that erupts from hotspots around the world seems to come from a similar ancestral magma, new research finds.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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'Every volcano has its own personality': Mystery Mount Adams earthquake surge under investigationScientists are installing multiple temporary seismic monitoring stations to get a better understanding of the sharp increase in earthquakes recorded at Mount Adams.
By Hannah Osborne Published
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Record spike in earthquakes at Washington's 'high threat' volcano sends researchers scrambling for answersSix earthquakes were recorded at Mount Adams in September — the highest number in a single month since records began in 1982.
By Hannah Osborne Published
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'Mountain of God' volcano in Tanzania is bulging, study findsSatellite data suggest a volcano in Tanzania that expels extremely runny lava could be creeping toward an eruption.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Tonga eruption that poured 150 metric megatons of water vapor into the stratosphere affected the atmosphere for yearsA new study builds on previous research into the underwater volcano's effects on the climate.
By Rebecca Owen Published
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