UB researcher Stephan Kolzenburg is having a busy summer studying volcanoes around the world to deepen scientists’ understanding of lava flow. “When Nyiragongo erupted in 2021,” Kolzenburg says, “more ...

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Powerful lava flows from a volcano engulfed parts of Iceland’s Reykjavik peninsula during its fourth eruption in three months. The eruption began late on Saturday, 16 March, sending luminous orange ...

After over a month of waiting and watching, a volcano in Iceland has finally erupted. According to the Icelandic Metropolitan Office, the eruption occurred on the Reykjanes peninsula about 4 ...

In a field test of their instrument, University at Buffalo researchers gathered viscosity data from lava flows at the Litli-Hrútur eruption in Iceland. WASHINGTON, June 4, 2024 – Millions of people ...

Over the past few years, eruptions of Kilauea volcano on the Island of Hawaii have happened in remote regions and lava flows have not directly threatened communities. However, the approaching ...

Analysing lava flows that solidified and then broke apart over a massive crack in the Earth’s crust in Turkey has brought new insights into how continents move over time, improving our understanding ...

Changes tell the researchers how fast lava was flowing relative to its viscosity. As lava gets farther from vents, it cools and breaks up as it flows. Different lava flows go through that transition ...

March 17 (Reuters) - Lava flows from a volcano in southwest Iceland that had lit up the night sky on Saturday slowed on Sunday while man-made barriers appeared to be successful in steering the lava ...