New Atlas

Feel like monitoring an erupting volcano? There's a sensor for that

Sensors used to monitor extreme environments need to provide reliable measurements despite high temperatures and harsh conditions. Now, researchers have developed a piezoelectric sensor that works at ...
The Conversation

Tonga’s volcanic eruption could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade, new study shows

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai (Hunga Tonga for short) erupted on January 15 2022 in the Pacific Kingdom of Tonga. It created a tsunami which triggered warnings across the entire Pacific basin, and sent ...
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Great Sitkin volcano in Alaska remains on watch status as lava slowly fills its summit crater

Nearly five years after magma first broke through the floor of its summit crater, Great Sitkin volcano is still pushing lava ...
The Conversation

Glaciers can give us clues about when a volcano might erupt

Globally, there is about one volcano erupting each week. Volcanic unrest kills an average of 500 people every year and costs the global economy roughly US$7 billion (£5.7 billion). With one in 20 ...
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Caldera Chronicles: Under pressure (and temperature): Volcano lessons learned from laboratory experiments

In the plot of many classic science fiction novels, like Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” and H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man,” a curious scientist is conducting a ground-breaking laboratory experiment ...