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Sumatra Faces Yet Another Risk: Major Volcanic Eruptions
May 16, 2012 — The early April earthquake of magnitude 8.6 that shook Sumatra was a grim reminder of the devastating earthquakes and tsunami that killed tens of thousands of people in 2004 and 2005. Now a new study ... > full story -
Scientists 'Read' Ash from the Icelandic Volcano Two Years After Its Eruption
May 12, 2012 — In May 2010, the ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull reached the Iberian Peninsula and brought airports to a halt all over Europe. At the time, scientists followed its paths ... > full story -
Volcanoes Sound-Off on the Life-Cycles of Eruptions
May 8, 2012 — Volcanoes emit a broad spectrum of sonic energy. In the case of basaltic eruptions, most of that acoustical energy in the infrasound range. A new study reveals that this low-frequency sound can give ... > full story -
Yellowstone 'Super-Eruption' Less Super, More Frequent Than Thought
April 30, 2012 — The Yellowstone "super-volcano" is a little less super -- but more active -- than previously thought. Researchers say the biggest Yellowstone eruption, which created the two-million-year-old ... > full story -
The Submarine Volcano of El Hierro Island Continues Its Degassing
April 17, 2012 — Researchers have found that the submarine volcano of El Hierro (Canary Islands) continues expelling gases, which are primarily carbon dioxide. No sulfur compounds were ... > full story -
Canary Islands: The Base of the Teide Was Formed in Just 40,000 Years
April 13, 2012 — Scientist have shown for the first time how the Teide-Pico Viejo stratovolcano on the Canary Islands was formed and how long it ... > full story -
Volcanic 'Plumbing Systems' Exposed: Step Closer to Predicting Large Eruptions With Study of Mid-Ocean Ridge Magma Chambers
March 30, 2012 — Two new studies into the "plumbing systems" that lie under volcanoes could bring scientists closer to predicting large eruptions. International teams of researchers studied the location and behavior ... > full storyMore: -
Santorini: The Ground Is Moving Again in Paradise
March 13, 2012 — The Santorini caldera, which sits underneath a famous tourist destination, is awake again and rapidly deforming at levels never seen ... > full story -
NASA Radar to Study Hawaii's Most Active Volcano
January 9, 2012 — An airborne radar developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., has returned to Hawaii to continue its study of Kilauea volcano, Hawaii's current most active ... > full story -
Tortoise Species Thought to Be Extinct Still Lives, Genetic Analysis Reveals
January 9, 2012 — Dozens of giant tortoises of a species believed extinct for 150 years may still be living at a remote location in the Galápagos Islands, a genetic analysis ... > full storyMore:
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