Tag: Volcano
Volcano: what is the difference between lava and magma?
Lava and magma are two terms relating to volcanism that we sometimes tend to use interchangeably. However, both refer to different materials. You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] How…
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…
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…
Volcano erupted in Tonga, warnings came one after another! tsunami alert in japan
The volcano, located 65 kilometers north of Nuku’alofa, the capital of Tonga, started to spew ash, steam and gas since yesterday morning. The islanders were asked by the authorities to…
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…
Hot spots that are too cold and a geodynamic model of the Earth’s mantle to be reviewed
A new study questions the deep origin of some hot spots thanks to an analysis of their temperature: they are colder than we thought. You will also be interested [EN…