After 40 Years of Quiet, Scientists Warn Activity at Major Volcano Could Pose Regional Risk ...

A Martian volcano once thought to be the result of a single eruption turns out to have a much more complex past. Orbital imaging and mineral data show it developed through multiple eruptive phases, ...

Mount Shasta, a steep-sided Cascade Range stratovolcano in Northern California, looms above Little Glass Mountain, a thick obsidian flow erupted from the Medicine Lake shield volcano about 1,000 years ...

Plans are underway to implement a new volcano monitoring system across the United States. The radar-based system, called VolcSARvatory, was developed in a joint effort by the University of Alaska ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image of active volcano shows magma pressure inside volcanoes can destabilize slopes and trigger collapse. (CREDIT: YouTube / CC ...

Topographic mapping has been a key component of volcano monitoring for decades, helping scientists to study morphologic changes and predict the paths of lava flows during eruptions. Lidar systems are ...

Scientists have collaborated to analyze the inner workings of Bolivia's 'zombie' volcano, Uturuncu. By combining seismology, physics models and analysis of rock composition, researchers identify the ...

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A volcano system in southwestern Iceland erupted for the fifth time in five months. Why does this keep happening? And will it happen again?

The Mount Etna volcano is a dynamic and complex system shaped by the interplay between magmatic processes and tectonic forces. Recent studies have revealed that deformation of the volcanic edifice is ...

The Bárðarbunga volcano system was responsible for Iceland's largest eruption for 300 years back in 2014. After a recent increase in seismic activity, could it be about to erupt again? When you ...