Articles for tag: island formation, marine geology, Plate tectonics, underwater volcanoes, volcanic activity

How Underwater Volcanoes Create New Islands in Real Time

How Underwater Volcanoes Create New Islands in Real Time

Andrew Alpin

Imagine standing on solid ground that didn’t exist just hours before. Within only 11 hours, it led to the development of a new island that’s now visible from space when an underwater volcano in the South Pacific began its spectacular eruption. This isn’t science fiction, but rather one of Earth’s most fascinating geological processes happening ...