After 700,000 years, Iran’s dormant Taftan volcano is starting to rise

For decades, the colossal Taftan volcano of eastern Iran appeared a lifeless piece of history. It towered nearly 13,000 feet ...
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An Iranian Volcano Appears to Have Woken Up 700,000 Years After Its Last Eruption

For centuries, the Taftan volcano in southeastern Iran was considered inactive; just another mountain in the desert. But ...
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Scientists explore the anatomy of a ‘zombie volcano’ that’s showing signs of activity

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Antarctic ice reveals two volcanoes erupting simultaneously may have caused 15th-century cooling

Nearly 600 years ago, a massive volcanic eruption sent clouds of sulfurous gas and ash high into the atmosphere. The blast ...

What’s Rumbling Beneath the Oldoinyo Lengai Volcano? Scientists Finally Know

Researchers at Mainz University identified volcanic tremors caused by the movement of magma. What really happens inside a ...
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Scientists discover new way to predict next Mount Etna eruption

Researchers analyzed changes over time in the ratio of small earthquakes to bigger ones beneath Mount Etna and found a strong ...
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Scientists aim to map Mount Edgecumbe volcano’s upper plumbing

Mount Edgecumbe volcano in Southeast Alaska sits in a place where a volcano shouldn’t really be sitting. Research underway ...
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Alaska volcano as climate disrupter

A circular scar on Alaska’s face speaks to an event that may have contributed to the fall of societies on the far side of the ...
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Mile-wide underwater volcano ready to erupt off the West Coast

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