A new model of Yellowstone’s magma system suggests it is fueled by melts from the shallow mantle, guided by tectonic forces, ...

Dubbed the Kikai caldera, this mostly-underwater caldera located south of Japan’s Ryuku Islands last erupted 7,300 years ago, ...

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 ...

This Supervolcano Is Quietly Refilling With Magma 7,300 Years After Its Last Eruption ...

Far beneath the ocean near Japan, scientists have discovered that the magma system linked to the most powerful eruption of the Holocene is slowly rebuilding. By using seismic imaging, researchers ...

Scientists reveal how the behavior of gases inside magma chambers could trigger the eruption of major volcanoes.

Supereruptions are extremely large volcanic eruptions that eject more than 1,000 cubic kilometers of magma, rock and ash.

The Kikai Caldera. (Seama Nobukazu/CC BY 4.0) About 7,300 years ago, a volcano off Japan's Kyushu island unleashed what ...

This value is usually about 2,100 to 2,190 degrees and can be measured in a few different ways. Calibrated thermal ...

Volcanoes are both captivating and disastrous. Most are likely familiar with the common short-term dangers associated with ...

Geochemical analysis of erupted tephra samples over the past decade help scientists understand the temperature of Kilauea’s shallow magma system under the summit — and things have been “heating up!” ...

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