The volcanic formation, which sits underneath the 30-by-45-mile Yellowstone Caldera, is among the most studied on Earth due to its potential for a supereruption when a volcano ejects over 230 cubic ...

Deep beneath Japan’s Kikai caldera, a massive magma reservoir is refilling 7,300 years after one of the most powerful ...

Retrospective and scenario-based analyses at five volcanoes show how warning thresholds can balance precautionary costs ...

For decades, volcanologists have compared their craft to weather forecasting stuck in the 1950s: plenty of instruments, not nearly enough certainty. That gap is narrowing faster than most people ...

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 ...

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

Population models suggest the Kikai-Akahoya eruption brought severe regional decline alongside continued growth on some ...

MANILA, Philippines — The moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano ended at around 12:48 p.m. on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In an earlier ...

Prehistoric communities on the Japanese island of Kyushu lived through one of the largest volcanic eruptions of the Holocene ...