Juno’s Microwave Vision Peers beneath Surface of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io
New data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft show temperatures spike more than 20 degrees Celsius just a few meters…
Vanuatu demands France hand back remote Matthew and Hunter Islands in the Pacific
Three hundred kilometres east of New Caledonia are two islands believed by some to be inhabited by a…
Undersea volcano erupts in Papua New Guinea’s Bismarck Sea prompting tsunami concerns
A volcano is erupting under the ocean in the Bismarck Sea, prompting warnings of possible tsunamis from authorities…
Scientists Stunned As Volcano Removes Methane From the Air
The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption on January 15, 2022. Image taken from a video of the eruption.…
Ancient Ocean Volcanoes Linked to Repeated Triassic Extinctions
Mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history are characterized as significant disruptions to life on the planet. There have…
Tectonic Plate Movements, Not Volcanoes, Drove Major Climate Shifts Over 540 Million Years
New research challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating that mid-ocean ridges and continental rifts, not volcanic eruptions, played the…
UPDATE: Laupāhoehoe Point Road, portion of Highway 11 in Kaʻū, reopen : Big Island Now
Update at 7:40 a.m. Jan. 6: Portions of Highway 11 in the Ka‘ū District have since reopened after…
UPDATE: Flood advisory for portions of Big Island extended : Big Island Now
Flooding in Kaʻū caused by previous kona low storms in February 2023. A flood advisory is in effect…
Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupts prompting aviation warning in Australia
A volcanic eruption in Indonesia has prompted an aviation warning in Australia, after ash spewed into the sky.…
After 700,000 years, Iran’s dormant Taftan volcano is starting to rise
For decades, the colossal Taftan volcano of eastern Iran appeared a lifeless piece of history. It towered nearly…
New computer model predicts volcano collapses and tsunamis
When individuals hear volcanoes, they tend to envision blazing eruptions blasting into the air. However, volcanoes can also…