Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these eruptions is still poorly understood. The prevailing theory is that ...

Volcanoes can have a major impact on rainfall around the world, according to a recent study by Princeton University. New research published in Nature Geoscience shows that large volcanic eruptions can ...

Colossal volcanic eruptions like the kind that may have obliterated the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago are caused by mantle plumes that rise from shifting underground mountains deep within ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers have discovered that large volcanic mountain ranges appear to play an important role in the global carbon cycle. With ...

New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that volcanic eruptions during the Ice Age may have triggered sudden climate change by disrupting the Atlantic Meridional Overturning ...

Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) represent some of the most prodigious volcanic events in Earth history, characterised by the rapid emplacement of vast volumes of predominantly basaltic magma onto the ...