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May 1, 2025 — A new study has investigated the use of a new monitoring technique for early warning of a volcanic eruption. The research team compared the earthquake signals during two eruptions ...
We live in volcano country in the Pacific Northwest and a big anniversary is coming up later this month. Saturday, May 18 is the 45th anniversary of the eruption Mount Saint Helens eruption in 1980.
Photo by Chris Leipelt via Unsplash It’s no secret that a super volcano lies miles beneath the surface of Yellowstone National Park, but all this time researchers knew little beyond that ...
Mount Spurr in Alaska is an 11,000-foot-tall volcano roughly 80 miles from the state's most densely populated city, Anchorage. An update from the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) on Tuesday ...
The approach developed in this work might have applications beyond volcano monitoring. “Being able to image what’s happening underground is important for everything from geothermal energy to ...
Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Brandon Schmandt, professor of ...
MANILA -- Philippine authorities on Monday raised the alert level for Mount Bulusan after the volcano in Sorsogon province, southeast of Manila, spewed a dark plume 4.5 km into the sky.
MANILA – A restive volcano in the central Philippines spewed a column of ash as high as 4.5 km (2.8 miles) into the sky on Monday morning, prompting authorities to raise the alert level at Mount ...
The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) issued an update Friday, saying that the 11,000-foot-tall volcano has a lower level of erupting than it reported earlier in the year, but warned the event is ...
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the status of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island to Alert Level 3 after its explosive eruption on December 9.
Since Iceland is expected to enter a period marked by more frequent eruptions, increasingly reliable volcano warnings are needed now more than ever. “There is a lot more work to do, and all volcanoes ...
“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. As people from around the world are captivated ...