How can we leverage citizen science data for volcanic monitoring and research?

These eruptions can destroy lives and property. In the continental United States, the most recent and deadly volcanic eruption came on May 18, 1980, when Mt. St ... Overview. Ninety percent of Kīlauea has been covered by lava in the past 1,000 years. The volcano has erupted in each decade since the 1950s, resulting in ... Mar 12, 2025 ... A 2025 volcanic eruption at Mount Spurr near Anchorage is “likely” according to a new bulletin by the Alaska Volcano Observatory. The timing of ... May 24, 2016 ... It found that geophysical disasters (volcanoes and earthquakes) cost $763 billion. Of these, 20% were volcanic, which puts the cost of volcanic ... Volcanic eruptions can be explosive, sending ash, gas and lava high up into the atmosphere, or the magma can form lava flows, known as effusive eruptions. Lightning is frequently observed in the eruption columns of large volcanoes, but it is rare in Hawaiian eruptions. Some volcanic eruptions are explosive and others are not. The explosivity of an eruption depends on the composition of the magma. May 12, 2022 ... The January 2022 eruption of the Hunga volcano in Tonga was the largest volcanic eruption in the 21st century, and the largest recorded ... Apr 23, 2015 ... Volcanic eruptions can affect climate in two main ways. First, they release the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, contributing to warming of the atmosphere. Many hazards come with living near volcanoes. Volcanic eruptions can send ash and volcanic debris into the air. Heat from the volcano can melt snow or ice and ...