The atmosphere is still feeling the effects of the January 2022 eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano in the southern Pacific ...
Lava is molten rock from a volcano that reaches the Earth’s surface. Liquid rock below the Earth’s surface is referred to as magma. More than 50% of the world’s active volcanoes above sea level ...
The 1815 eruption produced 60 megatons of sulfur, and as a result, average global temperatures dropped by around 3°C (5.4°F).
The most recent supervolcanic eruption on Earth occurred approximately 27,000 years ago, during the Stone Age, when early humans were still fashioning tools and decorating cave walls. This colossal ...