Articles for tag: EarthScience, Seismology, supervolcano, volcano

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The Supervolcano Scientists Are Watching Closely in 2025

Suhail Ahmed

The ground is whispering again on the Bay of Naples, and scientists are leaning in. Supervolcanoes don’t erupt often, but when their systems stir, entire regions pay attention. In 2025, one caldera has moved from background noise to front-page vigilance, pulling together new instruments, new models, and a sobering trove of historical lessons. The mystery ...

The Volcano That's Creating New Land Off Hawaii's Coast

The Volcano That’s Creating New Land Off Hawaii’s Coast

Gargi Chakravorty

You’re witnessing one of the most spectacular geological processes on Earth right now. While most of our planet’s landmasses have remained fairly stable for millennia, there’s a place where the ground literally grows beneath your feet, where molten rock becomes solid earth in a matter of hours. This remarkable phenomenon is happening at Kīlauea volcano ...

Rotorua's Boiling Lakes – A City on the Edge of Geothermal Chaos

Rotorua’s Boiling Lakes – A City on the Edge of Geothermal Chaos

Annette Uy

Imagine waking up every morning to the smell of sulfur drifting through your window, while the ground beneath your feet occasionally trembles with the raw power of Earth’s molten core. This isn’t a scene from a disaster movie – it’s daily life in Rotorua, New Zealand, where residents live alongside some of the most spectacular ...

Deadliest volcano eruption

The Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions That Changed Human History

Annette Uy

Volcanoes have always been a source of fascination and fear for humanity. These awe-inspiring natural wonders possess the power to shape landscapes and create new worlds. Yet, they also have the potential to unleash catastrophic destruction, altering the course of human history in profound ways. This article explores some of the most deadly volcanic eruptions ...

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The Secret Forest Growing on a Volcano’s Crater Rim

Suhail Ahmed

  Morning fog lifts like a curtain, and a ring of emerald appears where you expect only ash and rock. Inside an extinct volcano, a compact forest thrives along the inner rim, tucked from the worst winds yet close enough to the sky to drink the clouds. It looks improbable, almost theatrical, but its survival ...

Some Volcanoes Create Their Own Weather — Including Lightning Storms

Some Volcanoes Create Their Own Weather — Including Lightning Storms

Annette Uy

Picture this: you’re watching a volcano erupt, and suddenly the sky above it starts crackling with lightning that has nothing to do with any storm clouds. The air itself seems to come alive with electricity, dancing around the towering column of ash and gas. It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, but ...

Auckland’s Volcanic Heart: A City Built on 50 Sleeping Giants

Annette Uy

Picture this: beneath Auckland’s bustling streets and leafy suburbs, a network of ancient giants lies in wait. These aren’t monsters from myth or legend—they’re volcanoes. Fifty of them, to be precise, each with its own story of fire, chaos, and rebirth. Most people never think about it as they sip coffee or catch a ferry ...

The NDVI Revolution in Volcanic Monitoring

Nature’s Warning System: What Greener Canopies Reveal About Volcanoes

Annette Uy

Imagine if trees could talk, their leaves whispering secrets about the underground forces stirring beneath our feet. Well, it turns out they can – and scientists are finally learning to listen. Deep beneath volcanic landscapes, magma chambers pulse with life, releasing invisible gases that seep through soil and rock. These gases don’t just vanish into ...

Yellowstone National Park

The Secret World of Yellowstone’s Supervolcano: Could It Erupt in Our Lifetime?

Annette Uy

Welcome to the enigmatic realm of the Yellowstone Supervolcano, a geological marvel that has both fascinated and bewildered scientists and adventurers alike. Hidden beneath the picturesque landscapes of Yellowstone National Park lies a sleeping giant that holds more power than any volcano on Earth. Yet, with this power comes the looming question: Could this supervolcano ...