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lava & magma

Kīlauea lava flows
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Faster Lava Flows, Explosive Eruptions Begin at Kīlauea

Ilima Loomis, Science Writer by Ilima Loomis 21 May 20184 October 2021

Scientists say the dramatic increase in flows is likely due to the arrival of younger, hotter magma in the system.

Halema'uma'u crater ash plume from 1924
Posted inNews

Steam-Driven Blasts Last Seen at Kīlauea in 1924 May Recur

Ilima Loomis, Science Writer by Ilima Loomis 15 May 201825 October 2022

Sinking magma levels and rockfalls prompt warnings, flight restrictions, and the shutdown of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.

Geoscientists at Laguna del Maule, Chile
Posted inScience Updates

Geoscientists Collaborate to Understand Silicic Magma Systems

by J. R. Delph, B. S. Singer and J. Dufek 2 May 201827 October 2021

American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference: Merging Geophysical, Petrochronologic, and Modeling Perspectives of Large Silicic Magma Systems; Quinamavida, Chile, 7–12 January 2018

Spatter bombs
Posted inNews

Homemade “Spatter Bombs” Can Reveal Volcanic Secrets

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 23 March 201815 November 2022

Researchers use trial and error to develop a technique to create volcanic lava bombs.

Researchers assess how a novel technique can be used to predict volcanic eruptions based on limited seismic data
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Novel Way to Track Magma Flow

by E. Underwood 21 February 201827 October 2021

Sparse seismic data can accurately predict volcanic eruptions.

Researchers draw up sediment cores from seabed at Juan de Fuca Ridge to analyze iron and copper deposits.
Posted inNews

Iron Readings Hint That Ocean Depth Influences Seabed Volcanism

by N. Lanese 18 January 20185 May 2022

Water pressure on mid-ocean ridges may affect magma production kilometers beneath the ocean floor.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

The Many Magmatic Modifications to the African Continent

by J. Geissman 9 January 20185 October 2022

How the very slow moving African Continent, with a lithosphere of quite varied age elements and thickness, has responded to ongoing asthenospheric modification.

Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano. A 2017 report summarizes the current state of volcano science and issues three grand challenges.
Posted inScience Updates

Working Together Toward Better Volcanic Forecasting

by M. Manga 8 January 201828 March 2023

A National Academies report highlights challenges and opportunities in volcano science.

A panoramic view of the Lusi eruption, in Indonesia, from December 2013.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Feeds Indonesia’s Destructive Mud Eruption?

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 2 January 201827 October 2021

New advances in seismic investigations suggest links in plumbing between nearby magma volcanoes and a mud-erupting system that has been spewing for more than a decade.

Jupiter’s moon Io
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Scientists Discover Stromboli-Like Eruption on Volcanic Moon

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 27 December 20175 January 2022

Jupiter’s moon Io is known for its lava fountains and roiling lava lakes, but scientists had never seen such an intense eruption in their data until now.

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