Volcanoes: Facts, news, features and articles about geology's fieriest features
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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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'This could be the origin of the Atlantis legend': Mountain that sank beneath the waves discovered off Canary IslandsA large seamount with three inactive volcanoes that sank into the ocean millions of years ago off the coast of Lanzarote may have inspired the legend of Atlantis.
By Hannah Osborne Published
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'Smoking terror' volcano that destroyed city 400 years ago burps toxic cloudEarth from space A 2018 astronaut photo shows Nicaragua's active Momotombo volcano spitting out a cloud of toxic gas and steam just a few years after its latest eruption.
By Harry Baker Published
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Volcano in Tanzania with weirdest, runniest magma on Earth is sinking into the groundTanzania's outlandish Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, the only volcano on Earth that is currently erupting carbonatite lava, has been sinking at a rate of 1.4 inches per year for the past decade.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Weird new device measures how 'liquid' lava isA new device helps scientists measure lava viscosity during active flows.
By Rebecca Owen Published
