Deep beneath Japan’s Kikai caldera, a massive magma reservoir is refilling 7,300 years after one of the most powerful ...

A new inventory of 463 explosive eruptions from 1750 to 2023, built for the CMIP7 climate model intercomparison, combines ...

Retrospective and scenario-based analyses at five volcanoes show how warning thresholds can balance precautionary costs ...

For decades, volcanologists have compared their craft to weather forecasting stuck in the 1950s: plenty of instruments, not nearly enough certainty. That gap is narrowing faster than most people ...

Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these eruptions is still poorly understood. The prevailing theory is that ...

Suggested Citation: "5 Strengthening Volcano Science." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Volcanic Eruptions and Their Repose, Unrest, Precursors, and Timing. Washington, ...

Scientists say coarse ash lingered 20,000 feet up and 124 miles from source, requiring safety model updates ...

Volcanoes have cast a shadow over climate and history. Cold spurts after eruptions may have spurred famine, disease, revolts ...

Prehistoric communities on the Japanese island of Kyushu lived through one of the largest volcanic eruptions of the Holocene ...

A Caribbean volcano responsible for one of the deadliest eruptions in history has shown a spike in seismic activity, sparking concerns that it could potentially blow again. Situated on the Caribbean ...