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Phytoplankton Bloom Driven by Volcanic Eruption

A large volcanic eruption in 2018 deposited tons of lava into the Pacific Ocean. Scientists were puzzled that the lava-impacted…

Cyclones Geology Hazards Volcanoes

A volcano, a tropical cyclone, and a computer model walked into a room…

Like with bad jokes, timing is everything. The punch line doesn’t make sense if you don’t know the back story,…

Geology

If Popocatépetl volcano blows, prepare for a few nights stuck in the airport.

Plinian eruptions have a high degree of material fragmentation, generating high altitude ash plumes that can travel far from the…

Biology Chemistry Geology

Passing gas makes islanders feel a burn: CO2 degassing, low pH and the similarities between an underwater Greek volcano and two Cameroon lakes

Roughly 360 years ago, on a September afternoon in the Aegean sea, the sky was blotted out as metals tarnished…