Bill Chadwick has forecast an Axial Seamount eruption correctly once before, and he is now working through his second attempt ...

It was an explosive model. UK scientists raised alarm bells after drawing up an apocalyptic play-by-play detailing what would happen if the famed Yellowstone supervolcano blew its stack. “A ...

Will Yellowstone erupt or are we blowing things out of proportion? We may have underestimated Yellowstone’s potential to blow its stack in the future. Chinese scientists have made a disconcerting find ...

A record formaldehyde cloud revealed intense methane oxidation continuing for days inside Hunga Tonga’s stratospheric plume.

This culminated in a magnitude 4.8 earthquake, the largest recorded at Yellowstone since 1975. Shortly after, the uplift ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In the summer of 1991, Pinatubo, a volcano in the Philippines, self-destructed. The eruption started on June 12, and three days later it ...

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 ...

Scientists study a buried volcanic eruption deposit in the Andes to show how the mountain range formed slowly over millions ...

A volcanic eruption buried part of the Andes 22 million years ago, preserving clues that show how slowly the mountains were ...

An enormous Chilean eruption buried an ancient landscape whose shape now reveals how quickly the Andes were rising before ...