Geology

October 29th 2021

Red-Hot ‘Lava Bomb’ Careening Down Volcanic Slope Looks Like It Came Straight From Hell

The 3-foot-wide chunk of molten rock was about 1,650 degrees F when it sped away from Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma, Spain.

Earth Science George Dvorsky

October 25th 2021

La Palma’s Volcanic Ash Spreads Across Atlantic

The Canary Islands volcano sent an ash plume across the Atlantic right as hurricane season went quiet.

Earth Science Molly Taft

October 11th 2021

Photos Show La Palma Eruption as It Enters a New State

The volcano's cone collapsed over the weekend, causing rocks as big as buildings to tumble down the hillside and unleashing a new lava stream.

Earth Science Molly Taft

October 1st 2021

New Fissure Opens Up as La Palma Eruption Intensifies

Cumbre Vieja adds another hazard as lava continues to pour into the Atlantic Ocean.

Earth Science Brian Kahn

September 30th 2021

Hawaii’s Kīlauea Volcano Erupts as New Lake of Lava Forms

A stunning lava lake has formed in the crater of Kīlauea as the USGS and National Park Service monitor the eruption and what could come next.

Earth Science Brian Kahn

September 29th 2021

Fears of Deadly Gases as Canary Islands Lava Pours Into the Atlantic

Known as “laze,” these toxic fumes can damage lungs and skin—and even result in death.

Earth Science George Dvorsky

September 27th 2021

So Much Ice Has Melted, That the Earth’s Crust Is Shifting in Weird, New Ways

Nowhere can escape climate change. Even the Earth's crust is feeling the impact of rising temperatures and melting ice.

Climate Change Dharna Noor

7 Dramatic Photos Show the Canary Islands’ Volcanic Eruption as It Nears the Sea

If lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano reaches the Atlantic Ocean, it could trigger explosions and the release of toxic gases.

Earth Science Dharna Noor

September 21st 2021

China’s Xi Jinping Says Country Will Stop Financing Coal-Fired Power Abroad

The move would take away the largest remaining source of money for international coal projects. But details, including when money will stop flowing, are vague.

Energy Molly Taft

September 20th 2021

Catastrophic Volcanic Eruption Prompted Construction of Ancient Maya Pyramid, Research Suggests

New evidence suggests the ancient Maya recovered faster from the natural disaster than previously thought.

Human History George Dvorsky

The Canary Island’s Explosive Volcanic Eruption in 6 Photos

Some are worried that the explosion could cause a tsunami that impacts the East Coast. In reality, the impacts are likely to stay local.

Earth Science Dharna Noor

August 6th 2021

We’re Worried About the Wrong Volcanoes

Don’t underestimate the potential of small volcanoes to cause global catastrophe, scientists warn in a new paper.

Earth Science George Dvorsky

June 11th 2021

A Hanging Glacial ‘Tooth’ Caused February’s Deadly Indian Flash Flood

A new study points to an unusual cause behind the disaster that killed 200 in India this year.

Earth Science Molly Taft

A Bizarre Coal Industry Propaganda Program Is Infiltrating K-12 Classrooms

In North Dakota, a pro-coal group has a program to get teachers and kids jazzed about coal, including free samples.

Energy Molly Taft

June 2nd 2021

An Ancient Supervolcano May Have Zapped the Ozone Layer, Exposing Early Humans to Intense Sunburns

The Toba super-eruption of some 74,000 years ago has long intrigued scientists, who remain uncertain about how the event affected humans living at the time. Now, a team of researchers suggest that the real damage from Toba came from on high, in the form of a depleted ozone layer induced by a massive release of…

Human History Isaac Schultz

May 24th 2021

Mount Nyiragongo’s Lava Has Stopped Flowing, but the Problems Could Be Just Beginning

In the wake of an unexpected eruption at Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, more than 150 children have been separated from their families and another 170 are feared missing, according to the UNICEF. Tens of thousands of adults are also scattered across the region, including scores that have crossed the…

Environmental Justice Dharna Noor

May 23rd 2021

Mount Nyiragongo, One of the World’s Most Active and Dangerous Volcanoes, Blows in a Surprise Eruption

On Saturday, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo volcano suddenly erupted, forcing thousands to flee to neighboring Rwanda to seek shelter. By Sunday, reports stated that the speed of Nyiragongo’s lava had slowed and that the nearby city of Goma, home to more than one million people, had been spared. The eruption—which was caused…

Earther Jody Serrano

April 23rd 2021

Montana Legislator Introduces Bill to Legally Target Environmentalists After Coal Bailout Fails

A fight is brewing in Montana over legislation that, if passed, would compel the state’s attorney general wide to investigate environmental groups and give them wide latitude to do so. The result could be a protracted legal battle and have a chilling effect on free speech around the transition away from coal and toward renewables.…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn

April 22nd 2021

Scientists Look in an Ancient Meteorite and Find Evidence of CO2-Laced Water

A team of researchers recently took a close look at an ancient meteorite and determined that it contained carbon dioxide-rich water, a discovery that has implications for the theory that water (and thus, life) first arrived on Earth by way of these rocks. The team’s results were published this week in Science Advances. Based on…

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz

April 16th 2021

Photos Capture the Unfolding Volcano Crisis in St. Vincent

Thousands of people in St. Vincent and the Grenadines have fled their homes as the La Soufrière volcano, located in the northwest of the island of St. Vincent, continues to erupt this week. The volcano, which had been dormant since 1979, shot up a column of ash 20,000 feet into the air on Friday, following…

Earther Molly Taft

Red-Hot ‘Lava Bomb’ Careening Down Volcanic Slope Looks Like It Came Straight From Hell

La Palma’s Volcanic Ash Spreads Across Atlantic

Photos Show La Palma Eruption as It Enters a New State

New Fissure Opens Up as La Palma Eruption Intensifies

Hawaii’s Kīlauea Volcano Erupts as New Lake of Lava Forms

Fears of Deadly Gases as Canary Islands Lava Pours Into the Atlantic

So Much Ice Has Melted, That the Earth’s Crust Is Shifting in Weird, New Ways

7 Dramatic Photos Show the Canary Islands’ Volcanic Eruption as It Nears the Sea

China’s Xi Jinping Says Country Will Stop Financing Coal-Fired Power Abroad

Catastrophic Volcanic Eruption Prompted Construction of Ancient Maya Pyramid, Research Suggests

The Canary Island’s Explosive Volcanic Eruption in 6 Photos

We’re Worried About the Wrong Volcanoes

A Hanging Glacial ‘Tooth’ Caused February’s Deadly Indian Flash Flood

A Bizarre Coal Industry Propaganda Program Is Infiltrating K-12 Classrooms

An Ancient Supervolcano May Have Zapped the Ozone Layer, Exposing Early Humans to Intense Sunburns

Mount Nyiragongo’s Lava Has Stopped Flowing, but the Problems Could Be Just Beginning

Mount Nyiragongo, One of the World’s Most Active and Dangerous Volcanoes, Blows in a Surprise Eruption

Montana Legislator Introduces Bill to Legally Target Environmentalists After Coal Bailout Fails

Scientists Look in an Ancient Meteorite and Find Evidence of CO2-Laced Water

Photos Capture the Unfolding Volcano Crisis in St. Vincent

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