What is the role of volcanic eruptions in the carbon cycle?

The Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak Island, Kenai Peninsula, and Cook Inlet are the most likely areas in the state to experience ash fall from a volcanic eruption. Ash ... Aug 22, 2018 ... Now, Dr Matthew Genge from Imperial College London has discovered that electrified volcanic ash from eruptions can 'short-circuit' the ... Oct 9, 2024 ... We are seeing changes in volcanic activity linked to past climate change. In Iceland, for example, volcanic eruption rates were 30 to 50 times higher than they ... Oct 23, 2024 ... Volcanic eruptions are often discussed in the context of climate change because they release CO2 and other gases into our atmosphere. Some volcanic eruptions are explosive and others are not. The explosivity of an eruption depends on the composition of the magma. 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. Considered by many to be the most active volcano on Earth, Stromboli has been erupting almost continuously for 2,000 years. The island's eruptions are almost ... 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 ... While the likelihood of an eruption has decreased since March, the volcano remains at an elevated level of unrest and an explosive eruption (or eruptions) like ... Disaster description. The eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano on 15 January 2022 was the largest recorded since the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883.