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

Currently, scientists struggle to forecast volcano eruption events, as no universally reliable, real-time eruption forecasting framework is available. Instead, researchers often rely on retrospective ...

On a remote island in the central Aleutians, lava has been oozing out of Great Sitkin’s summit crater for more than five ...

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 ...

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 ...

There was a minor change in the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption overnight, and scientists are keeping a close eye on the ...

Indonesia’s Toba supervolcano remained active for thousands of years after its massive eruption about 74,000 years ago. Some later eruptions pushed mostly solidified volcanic material to the surface, ...

Suggested Citation: "5 Strengthening Volcano Science." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Volcanic Eruptions and Their Repose, Unrest ...