Tag Archives: Volcanology

New tools for forecasting steam-blast eruptions

Posted on June 1, 2018 by

Satellite data can pinpoint predictors of future explosive activity. Read more in Physics Today… Advertisements

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A Kilauea eruption like no other

Posted on May 16, 2018 by

The famously active Hawaiian volcano typically erupts at existing fissures and triggers minor earthquakes. This latest event has no such limitations. Continue reading →

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Forecasting steam-burst eruptions

Posted on April 20, 2018 by

Satellite data can pinpoint the locations of potentially life-threatening geothermal events.   Continue reading →

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An eruption mechanism for underwater volcanoes

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

A new model explains how some lava that rises from the seafloor eventually sinks back down.   Continue reading →

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Continental rift exposes mantle melting at work

Posted on July 18, 2017 by

Changes in the degree of melting of mantle rock explain uplift and subsidence patterns in New Zealand’s Taupo Volcanic Zone. Continue reading →

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Finding the magma source for Mount St Helens

Posted on November 1, 2016 by

Seismic imaging reveals a cold mantle beneath the volcano and suggests that magma migrates from the east. Continue reading →

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Active Mud Volcano Field Discovered off Southeast Alaska

Posted on November 30, 2015 by

A cruise to study landslide potential along an earthquake-prone fault found a surprising methane plume. Continue reading →

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When you Can’t See the Volcano through the Clouds

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

Infrasound monitoring detects volcanic eruptions and contributes to public warning system. Continue reading →

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AGU Chapman Conference 2012: Of Ash and Airplanes

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

Scientists share ideas about how to model and forecast volcanic ash concentrations and how to pronounce Icelandic names. Continue reading →

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The Notorious E15 in Pictures

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Physics Today’s Earth sciences correspondent took her camera on a field trip to the scourge of transatlantic air travelers in 2010, the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull. Continue reading →

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