Hacker News with Generative AI: Volcanoes

Surprise Magma Chamber Growing Under Mediterranean Volcano (2023) (news.agu.org)
WASHINGTON — Using a novel imaging technique for volcanoes that produces high-resolution pictures of seismic wave properties, a new study reveals a large, previously undetected body of mobile magma underneath Kolumbo, an active submarine volcano near Santorini, Greece.

Volcanoes, Geology, Mediterranean Sea, Greece, Science

47 points by jandrewrogers 10 days ago | 19 comments

Large magma bodies found beneath dormant volcanoes (phys.org)
New Cornell University led-research challenges the long-standing belief that active volcanoes have large magma bodies that are expelled during eruptions and then dissipate over time as the volcanoes become dormant.

Volcanoes, Geology, Science, Research

101 points by PaulHoule 12 days ago | 29 comments

The Most Active Volcano in the Northeast Pacific Is Preparing to Erupt (sciencealert.com)
Earth bubbles and broils beneath an underwater peak called Axial Seamount, located 480 kilometers (300 miles) off Oregon's coast, causing it to swell in changing patterns that hint at impending strife.

Volcanoes, Geology, Pacific Ocean, Science

9 points by smitty1e 23 days ago | 1 comments

3,600-Foot-Tall Undersea Volcano Expected to Blow This Year but Nobody's Worried (cowboystatedaily.com)
Nearly 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, a massive volcano is showing signs of an imminent eruption. The 3,600-foot-tall, 1.24-mile-wide Axial Seamount is swelling and rumbling at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

Volcanoes, Natural Disasters, Geology, Oceanography, Pacific Northwest

6 points by LinuxBender 33 days ago | 2 comments

Watch Live: Kilauea Volcano Erupts on Hawaii's Big Island [video] (youtube.com)

Volcanoes, Hawaii, Natural Disasters, Videos

15 points by doctoboggan 60 days ago | 5 comments

Exploring an undersea terrain sculpted by glaciers and volcanoes (arstechnica.com)
On May 2, 2008, the Chaitén volcano in Chile awoke with unexpected fury after more than 9,000 years of dormancy.

Volcanoes, Geology, Geography, Chile

17 points by pseudolus 62 days ago | 0 comments

Pompeii experts back Pliny's account of Mount Vesuvius eruption date (theguardian.com)
The date on which Mount Vesuvius erupted, wiping out the lives of thousands in ancient Pompeii and other nearby towns, has long divided scholars.

History, Archaeology, Volcanoes, Italy

60 points by bookofjoe 71 days ago | 26 comments

Tempest Anderson: Pioneer of Volcano Photography (2015) (publicdomainreview.org)
What could possess a respectable Victorian surgeon from York to spend much of his life travelling to remote and challenging parts of the world to study volcanoes and climb mountains?

Volcanoes, Photography, History, Travel, Exploration

21 points by ulrischa 81 days ago | 1 comments

Italian supervolcano "Phlegraean Fields" is showing signs of waking up (earth.com)
The Phlegraean Fields, now considered one massive supervolcano, are beginning to stir, making the scientific community uneasy.

Volcanoes, Italy, Geology, Science

36 points by MPSimmons 91 days ago | 9 comments

The Rip in the World (longreads.com)
An unquiet bowl of orange rock-soup, filmed from above by a drone, played continuously on the sole television screen in the lobby. Standing in line with our luggage, we took in the boisterous sloshing of the lava, our wide eyes tracking each plume of gas against the soggy North Atlantic sky. It was a vision almost too dramatic to believe.

Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Natural Disasters, Travel

20 points by diodorus 115 days ago | 0 comments

Washington's 'forgotten giant' volcano stirs (gizmodo.com)
There’s been some unusual rumblings coming from Mount Adams, but for those in the area, it’s not time to panic. Geologists are closely monitoring Washington’s largest volcano (and second tallest mountain), which hasn’t erupted since the Bronze Age.

Volcanoes, Geology, Washington State

76 points by rbanffy 135 days ago | 40 comments

Volcano erupts in Russia after 7.0-magnitude earthquake (cnn.com)

Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Russia, Natural Disasters

10 points by yumraj 188 days ago | 3 comments

Naples sits on volcanic monsters – and one of them threatens to consume the city (bbc.com)

Volcanoes, Geology, Italy, Natural Disasters

14 points by stinos 221 days ago | 1 comments

The Yellowstone supervolcano destroyed an ecosystem but saved it for us (arstechnica.com)

Volcanoes, Ecosystems, Geology, Environmental Science, Ancient History

12 points by LinuxBender 229 days ago | 1 comments

Volcanoes can affect climate (usgs.gov)