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New Mineral Discovered in Hekla Volcano in Iceland
The new minerals were discovered in so-called fumaroles. A fumarole is an opening in the Earth, found near to volcanoes, from which gas and steam escapes. The photo shows a piece of lava covered with white fumarole minerals. (Photo: Tonci … Continue reading
Alaskan Volcano Erupts Again, Leading to Aviation Warning
This is an AFTER ERUPTION DigitalGlobe satellite imagery of the Bogoslof Volcano An Alaskan volcano that has erupted several times since last year spewed an ash cloud up to 30,000 feet, leading to an aviation warning. The Bogoslof volcano erupted … Continue reading
Earth’s Mantle Deep Beneath the North Island Volcano Zone Is Melting
Lake Taupo and Tongariro National Park, North Island Volcanoes erupt when magma rises through cracks in the Earth’s crust, but the exact processes that lead to the melting of rocks in the Earth’s mantle below are difficult to study. In … Continue reading
Death by volcano?
The discovery of anomalously high levels of mercury in rocks from the Ordivician geological period has led to a new interpretation of the ensuing mass extinction. A sequence of disturbances may have led to catastrophic cooling by reflective sulfate aerosols … Continue reading
Highest Aviation Alert Level Issued After Alaskan Volcano Erupts
A code red aviation alert was issued shortly after, but was later brought back down to orange Alaska volcano erupts for the second time this month sending a cloud of ash 35,000 feet high and prompting the highest possible aviation … Continue reading
Massive Volcano Shows Life Near Naples, Italy
Campi Flegrei volcano is rumbling below Napels Italy Campi Flegrei: One of World’s Most Dangerous Supervolcanoes Could Erupt Sooner Than Expected Almost 500 years ago, Italy’s Campi Flegrei supervolcano erupted, spewing molten rock and thick plumes of smoke into the … Continue reading
Live Inside an Active Volcano on Aogashima Island
Living Inside Japan’s Active Volcano Would you live in an environment that is unpredictably dangerous like Aogashima Island? If you’re that adventurous, you may take a tour around this Japanese volcanic island. Aogashima is a small, tropical volcanic island in … Continue reading
Mars volcano, Earth’s dinosaurs went extinct about the same time
Arsia Mons produced one new lava flow at its summit every 1 to 3 million years during the final peak of activity, about 50 million years ago. The last volcanic activity there ceased about 50 million years ago — around … Continue reading
Fiery eruption of Mexico’s Colima volcano sends ash 2 km into air
Mexico’s ‘fire’ volcano has blasted its top again. Dramatic video showed Colima spewing incandescent material early Wednesday morning. The explosion was accompanied by a large plume of ash and smoke that rose some 2,000 metres above the crater, with winds … Continue reading
On the trail of Shetland’s Volcano
For a land area of just 1,468km2, yet within a staggering 2,731km of coastline, Shetland has probably the most complex and diverse geology and geomorphology to be found anywhere in the World. Part of Shetland’s Geopark plan was a suggestion … Continue reading