A repeating trigger for the largest types of volcanic eruptions on the Earth has been discovered by researchers from the University of Southampton. There have been at least 8 enormous eruptions at the Las Cañadas volcanic caldera on Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, over the last 700,000 years. “These catastrophic events have resulted in eruption
A new forensic approach that links changes deep within a volcano to surface observations has just been described by scientists in a new study published in Science. The research may help develop volcanic prediction of great accuracy. Using chemical analysis the researchers directly linked seismic observations of the Mt. St. Helen’s eruption in 1980
There is growing evidence that some of the Earth’s most catastrophic geological events were triggered by changes in the climate. The melting of ice sheets and changes in sea level served as triggers to some of the world’s largest earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, according to British geologist Bill McGuire. The best evidence of climatic
