Volcano News

Posted February 25, 2009:

• Year Without Summer: Effects Of Tambora Volcanic Eruption On Iberian Peninsula Studied For First Time
• European Satellites Provide New Insight Into Ozone-Depleting Species

Posted February 3, 2009:

• Volcanic Spreading And Lateral Variations In Structure Of Olympus Mons, Mars

Posted January 21, 2009:

• Off The Shelf Maps Help Mitigate Volcanic Hazards

Posted January 10, 2009:

• Large Earthquakes Trigger A Surge In Volcanic Eruptions

Posted January 5, 2009:

• Volcanoes Cool The Tropics, But Global Warming May Have Helped Override Some Recent Eruptions

Posted January 4, 2009:

• Swarm Of Small Earthquakes Rattles Yellowstone National Park, U.S.

Posted December 19, 2008:

• CAT Scan Reveals Inner Workings Of Volcano Island

Posted December 17, 2008:

• The Year Of The Alaska Volcano: Eruptions Keep Observatory Busy

Posted December 3, 2008:

• Why Is The Earth’s Mantle Conductive?

Posted November 30, 2008:

• Volcanic Eruption Signals Simulated In Lab For First Time

Posted October 30, 2008:

• Indonesian Mud Volcano Triggered By Drilling Of Nearby Gas Exploration Well, Scientists Conclude

Posted October 20, 2008:

• Scientists Map Soils On An Extinct American Volcano

Posted October 9, 2008:

• Deep Magma Matters: Volcanic Eruptions More Complex And Harder To Predict

Posted September 24, 2008:

• World’s Largest Tsunami Debris Discovered

Posted September 23, 2008:

• Extinct May Not Be Forever For Some Species Of Galapagos Tortoises

Posted August 29, 2008:

• Magmatically Triggered Slow Earthquake Discovered At Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

Posted August 28, 2008:

• Crystals Improve Understanding Of Volcanic Eruption Triggers

Posted August 27, 2008:

• Yellowstone's Ancient Supervolcano: Molten Plume Of Material Cooler Than Expected

Posted August 14, 2008:

• Studying Volcanoes With Balloons

Posted August 6, 2008:

• Monitoring Against Another Pompeii

Posted July 20, 2008:

• Explosive Eruption Of Okmok Volcano In Alaska

Posted July 14, 2008:

• Mount St. Helens Officially Slumbers -- Alert Level Goes Back To Normal
• Icelandic Volcanoes Help Researchers Understand Potential Effects Of Eruptions

Posted July 8, 2008:

• Geologists Discover Magma And Carbon Dioxide Combine To Make ‘Soda-Pop’ Eruption

Posted June 29, 2008:

• Volcano 'Pollution' Solves Mercury Mystery

Posted June 25, 2008:

• Fire Under Arctic Ice: Volcanoes Have Been Blowing Their Tops In The Deep Ocean

Posted June 9, 2008:

• Drilling, Not Earthquake, Caused Java Mud Volcano, Report Confirms

Posted May 29, 2008:

• Big Bangs: 'Stirring' Secrets Of Deadly Supervolcanoes Uncovered

Posted May 28, 2008:

• World's Fastest-Growing Mud Volcano Is Collapsing, Says New Research

Posted May 8, 2008:

• Chilean Volcano Captured Blasting Ash

Posted May 7, 2008:

• Chile's Chaiten Volcano One Of Scores Of Active Volcanoes In Region

Posted April 23, 2008:

• Volcanic Eruption Of 1600 Caused Global Disruption

Posted March 27, 2008:

• Kilauea Volcano Erupts Explosively And Vents Noxious Gas

Posted March 21, 2008:

• Short-Tailed Albatross Chicks Moved Out Of The Shadow Of The Volcano

Posted February 19, 2008:

• Fresh Look Inside Mount St. Helens

Posted January 20, 2008:

• First Evidence Of Under-Ice Volcanic Eruption In Antarctica

Posted November 8, 2007:

• Yellowstone Volcano Inflating With Molten Rock At Record Rate
• Measurements Link Magma Melting Rate To Tectonic Plate Subduction Rate

Posted October 10, 2007:

• Rapid Analysis Could Cut Health Risks Of Volcanic Ash

Posted October 6, 2007:

• Volcanic Structures Monitored In The Andes Via Satellite Show Unexpected Activity

Posted August 21, 2007:

• Geologist Plans Volcano Safety For Ecuador

Posted July 31, 2007:

• Expert Challenges Earthquake Theory Behind Indonesian Mud Volcano

Posted July 13, 2007:

• Geologists Witness Unique Volcanic Mudflow In Action In New Zealand

Posted July 11, 2007:

• Breath Of Volcano Captured By European Space Agency's Envisat

Posted July 5, 2007:

• Kamchatka Volcano Blows Its Top

Posted May 24, 2007:

• Departure To Cold Water Corals And Other 'Hot Spots'

Posted May 17, 2007:

• Tracking A Volcanic Hot Spot: Satellite Imagery Detects Location Of Seismic Unrest At Mauna Loa

Posted May 10, 2007:

• Real-Time Seismic Monitoring Station Installed Atop Active Underwater Volcano

Posted April 10, 2007:

• NASA Data Show Earthquakes May Quickly Boost Regional Volcanoes

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