Volcano
Mount Etna volcano ash cloud halts arrivals at Sicily's Catania airport
Etna, which towers over Sicily's east coast, is one of the world's most active volcanoes and frequently disrupts air traffic at Catania, the island's main airport and Italy's fifth busiest.
Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption, bodies found
The supervolcano that once destroyed Japan's civilization is refilling, scientists say
Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound is not a tomb, but a memorial to a natural disaster - study
Studie warnt vor „tickender Zeitbombe“ unter Westantarktischem Eis, das über 100 Vulkane preisgibt
Forscher fanden unter dem antarktischen Eis entlang des aktiven Westantarktischen Riftsystems mehr als 100 Vulkane aus dem Zeitalter der Dinosaurier.
‘Ghost island’ emerges, disappears near Azerbaijan's Kumani Bank mud volcano
Kumani Bank mud volcano has produced transient islands multiple times since its first recorded eruption in 1861.
Study warns of a "ticking time bomb" under West Antarctic Ice Sheet as ice reveals 100+ volcanoes
Researchers found 100+ volcanoes beneath Antarctic ice along the active West Antarctic Rift System, dating back to the dinosaur age.
Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic Danes to offer sun stones, study reveals
Hundreds of engraved sun stones were discovered in ceremonial sites, indicating a ritual response to climate catastrophe.
Yellowstone’s volcanic activity could be shifting northeast, study finds
The basalt regions within the caldera are slowly shifting to the upper crust, where heat is being diffused northeast.
Study suggests historic climate disaster gave birth to Ragnarok, the Norse mythology apocalypse
In the year 536 CE, a series of volcanic eruptions in the Northern Hemisphere unleashed ash and sulfur gases into the atmosphere, enshrouding the globe in a veil that blocked sunlight.
Russian volcano identified as source of 1831 global climate catastrophe
The eruption led to a global temperature drop of about 1°C, causing famines and crop failures, especially in Asia.
Undersea volcano Axial Seamount poised for 2025 eruption, researchers warn
Upcoming eruption could be among first accurately predicted underwater volcanic events.
Scientists plan to predict earthquakes, volcanic eruptions by tracking goats from space
In experiments conducted in Sicily on the slopes of Mount Etna, sensors showed that goats became nervous before an eruption.
The world’s best preserved dinosaur had a weird ending, study suggests
Researchers attribute exceptional fossil preservation to rapid sedimentation and burrow collapses.
