Volcano

Volcanic ash from Santorini’s 1500s BCE eruption found in Turkey

"The volcanic ashes at Tepecik Höyüğü are quite widespread and in thick layers," said Professor Sevinç Günel.

3,600 years ago, the Santorini eruption signaled the Minoan decline

In 1950 the Santorini volcano experienced its last eruption, closing a cycle of volcanic activity that had begun in 1939.

NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption on Io

The eruption released energy six times greater than all Earth's power plants combined, exceeding 80,000 trillion watts.

Studie warnt vor „tickender Zeitbombe“ unter Westantarktischem Eis, das über 100 Vulkane preisgibt

Forscher fanden unter dem antarktischen Eis entlang des aktiven Westantarktischen Riftsystems mehr als 100 Vulkane aus dem Zeitalter der Dinosaurier.

‘Ghost island’ emerges, disappears near Azerbaijan's Kumani Bank mud volcano

Kumani Bank mud volcano has produced transient islands multiple times since its first recorded eruption in 1861.

Study warns of a "ticking time bomb" under West Antarctic Ice Sheet as ice reveals 100+ volcanoes

Researchers found 100+ volcanoes beneath Antarctic ice along the active West Antarctic Rift System, dating back to the dinosaur age.

Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic Danes to offer sun stones, study reveals

Hundreds of engraved sun stones were discovered in ceremonial sites, indicating a ritual response to climate catastrophe.

Yellowstone’s volcanic activity could be shifting northeast, study finds

The basalt regions within the caldera are slowly shifting to the upper crust, where heat is being diffused northeast.

Study suggests historic climate disaster gave birth to Ragnarok, the Norse mythology apocalypse

In the year 536 CE, a series of volcanic eruptions in the Northern Hemisphere unleashed ash and sulfur gases into the atmosphere, enshrouding the globe in a veil that blocked sunlight.

Russian volcano identified as source of 1831 global climate catastrophe

The eruption led to a global temperature drop of about 1°C, causing famines and crop failures, especially in Asia.

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