Tag: Eruption
How Tonga’s volcanic eruption is helping to better understand Mars
The violent eruption of Hunga Tonga-hunga Ha’apai on January 15 marked the spirits. However, scientists are familiar with this young volcano whose formation they have been following for several years…
How Tonga’s Volcanic Eruption Helps Understand Martian Landscapes
The violent eruption of Hunga Tonga-hunga Ha’apai on January 15 marked the spirits. However, scientists are familiar with this young volcano whose formation they have been following for several years…
Ash pile after volcanic eruption in Tonga: Aid planes cannot land at the airport in the capital
New Zealand sent aid planes to Tonga, which was affected by the volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami. However, because of the ash pile accumulated at the airport in the capital…
Explosive eruption in the Tonga Islands and tsunami: what happened?
In the Tonga archipelago located in the Pacific Ocean, very violent explosions produced columns of ash 20 to 30 kilometers high on Friday January 14 and Saturday January 15, above…
Biography | Ludovic Leduc – Volcanologist
I am volcanologist independent and scientific mediator, passionate about volcanoes since very young and very attached to sharing my knowledge. I quickly left the world of research to create my…
On the trail of one of the world’s largest explosive volcanic eruptions
A study of volcanic deposits in Danish sediments recently showed that a gigantic explosive eruption took place 55 million years ago in the middle of the North Atlantic, propelling a…
The violent eruption of the volcano on the island of Santorini created 4 devastating tsunamis
The end of the Bronze Age was marked by a catastrophic event that would have strongly impacted humanity. This is the eruption of the Thera volcano, off the Cretan coast.…
The violent eruption of the volcano Thera on the island of Santorini created 4 devastating tsunamis 3,600 years ago
The end of the Bronze Age was marked by a catastrophic event that would have strongly impacted humanity. This is the eruption of the Thera volcano, off the Cretan coast.…
Basaltic: what is it?
The term “basaltic” refers to any mineral formation consisting mainly of basalt or having the composition of basalt. We speak for example of basaltic flows, basaltic effusions, basaltic plateaus, basaltic…
Protrusion: what is it?
In geology, a protrusion represents a construction volcanic domed or needle typical of Pelean volcanism. This type of volcanism refers to Mount Pelée in Martinique, and is characterized by very…