Mount Marapi volcano spews volcanic ash as seen from Nagari Batu Palano in Agam, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 4, 2023 | Photo Credit: ANTARA FOTO At least 11 hikers were found dead and three others were rescued by search teams that worked through the night to find people missing after the eruption of a … Read more
A planet, almost the same size of the Earth, which co-exists in our galaxy and orbits a dim star, is presenting compelling evidence of volcanic activity beyond our solar system. Scientists have inferred that this rocky world is likely covered in volcanoes, resembling Jupiter’s moon Io, known for its high volcanic activity. Although direct observation … Read more
A team of researchers at the University of Illinois have launched a unique volcanic forecasting modelling programme. While this programme runs on the university’s Blue Waters and iForge supercomputers, the model had earlier successfully predicted a eruption in the Sierra Negra volcano in Equador in June 2018. The research has been published in Science Advances … Read more
The Moon, considered as earth’s only natural satellite, wasn’t geologically dead in the past, as is considered today. According to new research, many volcanic eruptions took place on the surface of the moon billions of years ago. However, the years of cooling down has resulted in the creation of dark blotches or maria, showing what … Read more
A volcanic eruption under the water near the Pacific country of Tonga in January 2022, sent a huge pressure wave through the atmosphere of the earth, a research published in the journal Science on May 12, 2022, said. Before this, the last volcano that generated such large ripples across the earth’s atmosphere was Krakatau in … Read more
The mainly Italian tourists visiting the ruins of Italy’s ancient city of Pompeii are getting a rare chance to see the site without the usual crowds—and admire spectacular finds unearthed during a six-year conservation project that is just now drawing to a close. In a corner of the city that was frozen in time by … Read more