“The pressure inside the volcano is building,” Chadwick said. “Eventually, it becomes too great and a crack opens up and lava spews out of the fissure.” On land, this is sometimes called a ...

Jan. 10, 2025 — A new study based on the sampling and analysis of volcanic ash at Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition ...

"Hawaiian volcanoes are the best studied in the world and yet we are continuing to make fundamental discoveries about how they work," according to co-author and University of Hawaii volcanologist ...