Volcano Monitoring

geology

News about a volcano can spread quickly and often with minimal context. A headline may say an eruption has begun, but it rarely explains how that event is monitored, what hazard...

geology-volcanology

Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano on Hawaiʻi, is currently classified as处于非喷发状态 (non-erupting), but remains monitored as an active volcano. This pag...

geology

Volcano rescue encompasses emergency response, evacuation, and rescue operations designed to protect lives when a volcano shows heightened unrest or erupts. This evergreen expla...

geology

Scientists have identified a resilient magma cap beneath Yellowstone that is slowing potential volcanic eruption. This feature acts as a structural and pressure-limiting layer w...

earth-science

Mauna Loa, the large shield volcano on Hawaiʻi Island, erupts relatively frequently in a geologic sense, though intervals between events can range from months to many years. An...

geology

Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano by volume, last erupted in November 2022. The event marked the volcano’s first eruption in nearly four decades and provided sci...

geography

The geography of St Vincent and the Grenadines places the country close to potentially active volcanic systems. While only one volcano on the main island is currently monitored...

science-tsunami

La Palma, like other volcanic islands, is monitored for signs that could precede a tsunami-generating event, but current evidence does not indicate an imminent tsunami threat. T...

Science & Environment

Yellowstone is not overdue, and there is no sign it will erupt on any human timeframe. Eruptions require sustained magma supply and enough melt to reach the surface, monitored c...

volcano-risk

Yellowstone is a long-lived volcanic system, not a countdown clock to eruption. People repeatedly ask when Yellowstone will erupt, often expecting a single date. In reality, the...