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Science weighs in on mystery surrounding catastrophic volcanic eruption

September 18, 2018
One of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history, which is said to have contributed to the downfall of the ancient Minoan civilisation, may have happened later than previously thought,...

Giant volcanic eruption drove historic global warming event

December 8, 2017
New research by a group of international scientists suggests that an extreme global warming event 56 million years ago was caused by a huge volcanic eruption

Volcanic eruption linked to El Niño

December 5, 2017
Researchers at Rutgers University have discovered that large volcanic eruptions can prompt El Niño events.

Volcanic event responsible for Jurassic Period ice age

January 8, 2016
Scientists have uncovered the reason behind an ice age that took place around 170 million years ago – a large-scale volcanic event.

New method for volcano eruption forecast developed

December 18, 2015
By estimating the pressure in the magma-chamber of a volcano, geologists have developed a method to accurately predict volcanic eruptions.

Volcanic eruptions can affect river flow

November 24, 2015
Major volcanic eruptions have been found to affect the flow of the world’s biggest rivers.

Icelandic volcano SO2 levels top up European industry emissions

November 6, 2015
The volcanic eruption in Iceland that occurred in August 2014 released three times more sulphur dioxide (SO2) than all industrial sources in Europe combined in 2010.

Hidden magma tracked

August 1, 2014
Despite being hidden deep underground, magma has an incredibly strong influence not only on the planet but on its inhabitants too. But our understanding of the natural force is limited...

Ancient Mercury’s volcanic past

April 25, 2014
Volcanoes exploded on Mercury for a large proportion of the planet’s history according to detailed data from Messenger. The spacecraft’s first fly-bys of Mercury in 2008 pointed to its explosive...

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