All Articles Tagged As: eruptions

Volcanic eruption signals simulated in lab for first time (10/11/2008)

For the first time, seismic signals that precede a volcanic eruption have been simulated and visualized in 3-D under controlled pressure conditions in a laboratory. ...> Full Article

Meteorites 'behind volcanic eruptions' say scientists (9/13/2008)

Gases that cause volcanoes to erupt may have spewed from meteorites that smashed into the earth billions of years ago ...> Full Article

Crystals improve understanding of volcanic eruptions (8/30/2008)

Scientists have exploited crystals from lavas to unravel the records of volcanic eruptions ...> Full Article

Icelandic Volcanoes Help Researchers Understand Potential Effects Of Eruptions (7/15/2008)

For the first time, researchers have taken a detailed look at what lies beneath all of Iceland's volcanoes – and found a world far more complex than they ever imagined. ...> Full Article

Volcano taming (6/8/2008)

Could geochemistry save lives during volcanic eruptions? ...> Full Article

Researchers Uncover 'Stirring' Secrets of Deadly Supervolcanoes (6/2/2008)

Researchers have simulated in the lab the process that can turn ordinary volcanic eruptions into so-called "supervolcanoes." ...> Full Article

Dramatic developments at Kilauea Volcano: Scientists work to keep public safe and informed (3/30/2008)

Explosive eruptions and noxious gas emissions at Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii this week have prompted scientists to work around the clock to understand what will happen next and how to keep the public out of harm's way. ...> Full Article

Seismologists set up telemetry system in wake of Wells earthquake (3/16/2008)

Even now, several days after traveling to Wells, Nev., to set up a telemetry network to gain a better understanding of the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that rocked the rural Nevada community last month, Nathan Edwards shakes his head with a sense of amazement. ...> Full Article

Quakes Under Pacific Floor Reveal Unexpected Circulatory System (1/16/2008)

Study upsets long-held image of volcanism-driven hydrothermal vents ...> Full Article

Volcanic Eruptions, Not Meteor, May Have Killed The Dinosaurs (10/31/2007)

A series of monumental volcanic eruptions in India may have killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, not a meteor impact in the Gulf of Mexico. The eruptions, which created the gigantic Deccan Traps lava beds of India, are now the prime suspect in the most famous and persistent paleontological murder mystery, say scientists who have conducted a slew of new investigations honing down eruption timing. ...> Full Article

Seismologists See Earth's Dynamic Interior as Interplay of Temperature, Pressure, Chemistry (10/26/2007)

Seismologists have recast their understanding of the inner workings of Earth from a relatively homogeneous environment to one that is highly dynamic and chemically diverse. ...> Full Article

Eruption debris may extend snow seasons (10/6/2007)

Skiers and snowboarders in New Zealand may have the recent eruption to thank for an extended ski season. ...> Full Article