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NASA images reveal ‘Sharkcano’ eruption, where sharks live near active underwater volcano

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An underwater volcano in the Pacific Ocean has begun to erupt, NASA images show. Living there: Sharks that can withstand extreme temperatures. Off the coast...

Massive eruption of Tongan volcano provides an explosion of data on atmospheric waves

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The Hunga volcano ushered in 2022 with a bang, devastating the island nation of Tonga and sending aid agencies, and Earth scientists, into a...

Ice-capped volcanoes slower to erupt, study finds

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The Westdahl Peak volcano in Alaska last erupted in 1992, and continued expansion hints at another eruption soon. Experts previously forecasted the next blast...

Is Iceland’s tallest volcano awakening?

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Two women and a boy took refuge on the roof … but it was carried away by the deluge of water, and as far...

Volcanic rock probe helps unlock mysteries of how Earth formed

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New insights gleaned from volcanic rock are helping scientists better understand how our planet evolved billions of years ago. Studies of basalt, the material that...

Researchers home in on Thera volcano eruption date

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A University of Arizona tree-ring expert is closer than ever to pinning down the date of the infamous Thera volcano eruption—a goal she has...

Indonesia raises alert level for Krakatoa’s offspring volcano

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Indonesia raised the alert status for the offspring of the infamous Krakatoa volcano to its second highest level on Monday, a day after it...

Iceland volcano eruption in 1783-84 did not spawn extreme heat wave

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An enormous volcanic eruption on Iceland in 1783-84 did not cause an extreme summer heat wave in Europe. But, as Benjamin Franklin speculated, the...

Understanding the Earth under Hawaii

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In the 1960s, some 50 years after German researcher Alfred Wegener proposed his continental drift hypothesis, the theory of plate tectonics gave scientists a...

Volcanic activity may be the cause of marsquakes

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Volcanic activity beneath the surface of Mars could be responsible for triggering repetitive Marsquakes, which are similar to earthquakes, in a specific region of...

Tonga Eruption

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On January 15, the volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai devastated the nation of Tonga. The eruption triggered tsunamis as far afield as the Caribbean and...

Hidden weaknesses within volcanoes may cause volcano collapse

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Lava domes form at the top of many volcanoes when viscous lava erupts. When they become unstable, they can collapse and cause a hazard....
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