Volcanoes


Travel tips with volcanologist Sarah Henton De Angelis

Travel tips with volcanologist Sarah Henton De Angelis

ByBryony CottamSep 17, 2026
Volcanologist and RGS grants officer Sarah Henton De Angelis talks to Bryony Cottam about travelling with purpose
Volcanic eruption

The £20 phone camera that could predict volcanic eruptions

ByBryony CottamSep 14, 2026
A key telltale sign of an impending eruption goes unmonitored at thousands of volcanoes worldwide. Scientists are trying to change that
Mount Etna erupting

Ancient supervolcano found in England

ByVictoria HeathSep 7, 2026
Supervolcano discovered underneath flat landscape on the east coast of England was thousands of times more powerful than Mount Etna
A volcano erupting in Iceland

Geo explainer: Could a massive volcano erupt soon?

ByVictoria HeathMay 20, 2026
Scientists predict there is a one in six chance of a massive eruption this century, but what impacts would such an event cause?
Bouvet island

Phenomena: the mystery of Bouvet Island

ByGrace GourlayOct 27, 2025

The lifeboat at the world’s end – an icy, unhabitated island only few have seen Far out in the subantarctic, well…

A volcanic eruption from Mount Tolbachik in Kamchatka, Russia

How glaciers could help predict future volcanic activity

ByBryony CottamDec 29, 2024
Millions live in the shadow of active volcanoes. Keeping an eye on nearby glaciers could help to predict future volcanic activity
Volcano eruption iceland

Review: Adventures in Volcanoland by Tamsin Mather

ByBryony CottamAug 6, 2024
From Pompeii to the present, Tamsin Mather's Adventures in Volcanoland is a fiery exploration of Earth's most explosive power
Heading to Quetrupillan with Villarrica in the background

Travel tips from a volcanologist used to extreme expeditions

ByBryony CottamJul 13, 2024
Volcanologist Dave McGarvie, talks to Bryony Cottam, on how to travel with purpose
Fagradalsfjall volcano

Volcanic eruptions on Iceland might last decades

ByStuart ButlerJul 4, 2024
A new study reveals that volcanic eruptions on Iceland might become more frequent and the instability could last decades.
Lake Toba

Geo Explainer: Toba supervolcano, the biggest eruption in human history

ByKatie BurtonApr 9, 2024
The Toba supervolcano eruption was the most explosive in human history, but debates about its impact on human life are ongoing
World’s largest volcanic eruption took place 7,300 years ago

World’s largest volcanic eruption took place 7,300 years ago

ByStuart ButlerMar 1, 2024
Scientists have discovered that the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history took place 7300 years ago in the sea off Japan.
A map detailing the areas at risk from an eruption of the Campi Flegrei caldera

Italian tremors: Europe’s largest active volcanic caldera

ByBryony CottamDec 19, 2023
Magma and volcanic gases are increasingly active at Campi Flegrei where hundreds of thousands would be at risk from an eruption
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