The ongoing activity at Mayon Volcano, such as lava fountains and sustained flows, has been classified by state volcanologists as an effusive eruption. But what does that mean? According to the ...

Volcanoes are often framed as nature’s most violent spectacles, yet some of the largest on Earth ooze lava quietly for years without a single dramatic blast. Scientists have now pulled together a ...

Volcanic eruption dynamics arise from the complex interplay between magma ascent, gas exsolution and the rheological properties of silicate melts. As magma rises through the crust, decompression ...