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Volcanoes

On land, there are 1,350 volcanoes. At least 500 of them have been active in the past 100 years, including Mount Etna, Kīlauea volcano on Hawaii and many others located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, and ocean volcanoes.

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August 15, 2024

Sicily's Mount Etna erupts, closing Catania airport

August 4, 2024

Italy: Mount Etna eruption halts flights in Sicily

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Reports & Analysis

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Volcanoes in the lab: Researchers cook up magma and lava

Volcanoes in the lab: Researchers cook up magma and lava

No one can see what magma is doing beneath the Earth’s surface. Researchers have to model how it acts in the lab.
ScienceJuly 2, 202412:45 min
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The historic Tambora eruption – a devastating volcanic event

The historic Tambora eruption – a devastating volcanic event

The 1815 Tambora volcano eruption was the most powerful in recorded history. It wreaked devastation all over the globe.
ScienceJuly 2, 202409:07 min
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Studying volcanic activity in Germany’s Eifel region

Studying volcanic activity in Germany’s Eifel region

A volcanic eruption in Germany 13,000 years ago gave birth to Lake Laach. Could the volcanic field below it reawaken?
ScienceJuly 2, 202405:44 min
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Hunga-Tonga volcano eruption sparks concern

Hunga-Tonga volcano eruption sparks concern

Researchers are calling for closer monitoring following the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption.
ScienceJuly 2, 202405:32 min
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Volcanic threat looms over Iceland

Volcanic threat looms over Iceland

Volcanic activity in southern Iceland continues to threaten communities.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 21, 202406:46 min
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Thousands flee volcanic eruption in Indonesia

Thousands flee volcanic eruption in Indonesia

The Ruang volcano in Indonesia has erupted again. Thousands of people are having to be evacuated.
CatastropheMay 2, 20247 images
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AI helps scientists read 'unreadable' Herculaneum scrolls

Scientists have used artificial intelligence to decode text on scrolls buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.
ScienceFebruary 7, 2024
A helicopter flies near a volcanic eruption and lava flow near the Icelandic town of Grindavik on the Reykjanes peninsula

Why some volcanoes just keep spewing lava

Volcanic eruptions are a constant threat for people living in Iceland, as is Italy's Mount Etna and Hawaii's Kilauea.
ScienceDecember 19, 2023
A car drives toward a fissure in a road in the town of Grindavik, Iceland

Iceland prepares for volcanic eruption

The area around the fishing town of Grindavik has been evacuated, as a magma corridor winds its way toward the Atlantic.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 14, 20238 images
Afghanistan rescue work after earthquakes struck Herat Province in 2023

The mystery of the deadly Afghanistan earthquakes

A series of quakes has rocked northwestern Afghanistan — despite the fact the region isn’t considered earthquake-prone.
ScienceOctober 16, 2023
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Europe's super volcano: Is an eruption in Italy imminent?

A slew of recent earthquakes has raised fear of evacuation in the Italian city of Naples.
ScienceOctober 5, 2023
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Goats as an early warning system in Italy

Italy's goats can sense when a natural disaster is looming. Scientists want to harness this ability.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 22, 202302:07 min
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