Introduction -- Global distribution of active volcanoes / Elizabeth Cottrell -- Basaltic lava flow hazard / Andrew J. L. Harris -- Impacts from volanic ash fall / Thomas M. Wilson, Susanna Jenkins, ...

When individuals hear volcanoes, they tend to envision blazing eruptions blasting into the air. However, volcanoes can also collapse sideways, with their sides, or flanks, collapsing. Such a collapse ...

Christelle Wauthier, associate professor of geosciences at Penn State, will deliver a talk titled "Imaging Deformation Processes in Areas Prone to ...

An international volcanology team has created a first-of-its kind tool that can aid scientists in understanding past explosive eruptions that shaped the earth and improve the way of estimating hazards ...

Volcanic eruptions and their ash clouds pose a significant hazard to population centers and air travel, especially those that show few to no signs of unrest beforehand. Geologists are now using a ...

Emily Schwing: In 1912 a volcano in Alaska more than blew its top. Known as Novarupta, it was responsible for the most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century. Kristi Wallace: The reason we ...

Silvio De Angelis receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council. Janine Kavanagh receives funding from a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship. Volcanic ...

One of two main craters on Alaska’s Mount Spurr, shown in 1991. Earthquake activity suggests the volcano is close to erupting again in 2025. (Photo by R.G. McGimsey/Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S.

California isn’t exactly known for its volcanic activity. In the minds of most, it’s a place where tectonic forces battle it out, gearing parts of the state up for a dangerous and perhaps catastrophic ...