Volcanoes shaped the climate before humankind
The volcanoes in the tropics went crazy between 1808 and 1835: Not only did Tambora erupt in Indonesia during this short period of time but
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10 of the largest “Super Volcanoes”
A supervolcano is classified as a volcano with an eruption magnitude of 8, the largest value on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) where the volume
Rare volcanic rocks lift lid on dangers of little-studied eruptions
Unusual rocks discovered on a remote mountainside have alerted scientists to the dangers posed by a little-studied type of volcano.
Mysterious eruption came from Campi Flegrei caldera
The caldera-forming eruption of Campi Flegrei (Italy) 40,000 years ago is the largest known eruption in Europe during the last 200,000 years, but little is
Large volcanic eruption in Scotland may have contributed to prehistoric global warming
Around 56 million years ago, global temperatures spiked. Researchers at Uppsala University and in the UK now show that a major explosive eruption from the
Sunset crater, San Francisco volcanic field
The San Francisco Volcanic Field is a 4,700 square kilometers (1,800 square miles) area in the southern boundary of the Colorado Plateau.
Volcanic map of the United Kingdom
There are no active volcanoes in the UK today, but the UK's volcanic past tells a story spanning hundreds of millions of years.
Yellowstone spawned twin super-eruptions that altered global climate
A new geological record of the Yellowstone supervolcano's last catastrophic eruption is rewriting the story of what happened 630,000 years ago and how it affected
New ‘Little Ice Age’ coincides with fall of Eastern Roman Empire and growth of Arab Empire
Researchers from the international Past Global Changes (PAGES) project write in the journal Nature Geoscience that they have identified an unprecedented, long-lasting cooling in the
Citizen scientists saving lives around deadly ‘Throat of Fire’ volcano
Citizen scientists are saving lives of people living in the shadow of deadly volcanoes according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
New view of Rainier’s volcanic plumbing
Electrical images show flows of fluids to magma chamber.
Giant mass extinction may have been quicker than previously thought
The largest mass extinction in the history of animal life occurred some 252 million years ago.