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Erupting Undersea Volcano Near Island Of Guam Supports Unique Ecosystem
May 5, 2009 Scientists who have just returned from an expedition to an erupting undersea volcano near the Island of Guam report that the volcano appears to be continuously active, has grown considerably in size ... > full story -
Caribbean At Risk Of Tsunami, Disaster Experts Warn
April 21, 2009 Up to 30,000 residents and tourists could be under threat from a newly discovered tsunami risk in the Caribbean, according to experts in disaster risk management. The heavily populated coast of ... > full story -
Monitoring Yellowstone Earthquake Swarms
April 9, 2009 Analysis of the recent swarm suggests epicenters migrated north over the 12-day period and maximum hypocenter depths abruptly shallowed from 12 km to 3 km depth at the time of rapid cessation of ... > full story -
Sound From Exploding Volcanoes Compared With Jet Engines
April 8, 2009 A new study of low-frequency sound from Mount St. Helens and Tungurahua volcanoes provides explanation for how the large-amplitude signals from eruptions are ... > full story -
Airborne Dust Reduction Plays Larger Than Expected Role In Determining Atlantic Temperature
March 26, 2009 The recent warming trend in the Atlantic Ocean is largely due to reductions in airborne dust and volcanic emissions during the past 30 years, according to a new ... > full story -
Tornado-Like Rotation Is Key To Understanding Volcanic Plumes
March 25, 2009 A 200-year-old report by a sea captain and a stunning photograph of the 2008 eruption of Mount Chaiten are helping scientists better understand strong volcanic ... > full story -
Mount Redoubt Volcano In Alaska Erupts Explosively
March 23, 2009 Alaska's Mount Redoubt Volcano has erupted, spewing ash thousands of feet into the ... > full story -
Fledgling Mantle Plume May Be Cause Of African Volcano's Unique Lava
March 13, 2009 Nyiragongo, an active African volcano, possesses lava unlike any other in the world, which may point toward its source being a new mantle plume says a geochemist. The lava composition indicates that ... > full story -
New Method For Monitoring Volcanoes
March 12, 2009 Seventeen of the world's most active volcanoes have been supplied with monitoring equipment to measure their emission of sulfur ... > full story -
Earth's Highest Known Microbial Systems Fueled By Volcanic Gases
March 3, 2009 Gases rising from deep within the Earth are fueling the world's highest-known microbial ecosystems, which have been detected near the rim of the 19,850-foot-high Socompa volcano in the ... > full story
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