“This process can be likened to a bottle of sparkling water containing dissolved volatiles that exolve when the bottle is ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. How and if a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of ...
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Explainer: How friction inside magma determines the way volcanoes erupt
For decades, volcanologists believed that the primary trigger for explosive eruptions was a drop in pressure as magma rises toward the surface. When pressure falls, gases dissolved deep within the ...
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How volcanoes form and erupt - explained by geologists
Where Volcanoes Are Born Most volcanoes form at the boundaries of Earth's tectonic plates, which are huge slabs of crust and ...
The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma—and when. Until now, it was thought that gas bubbles were formed primarily when the ambient pressure dropped ...
Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Dec 18, 2025, for the 21st time in a week. PVMBG issued an alert, advising against ...
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