Most volcanoes form at the boundaries of Earth's tectonic plates, which are huge slabs of crust and upper mantle that fit together like puzzle pieces. Think of these plates as massive rafts floating ...

An active underwater volcano off the Oregon Coast that was predicted to erupt in 2025 is now expected to erupt mid-to-late 2026. The Axial Seamount volcano is located nearly a mile beneath the sea, ...

A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single broadband seismometer, the system can detect extremely subtle ground ...

Suggested Citation: "3 Forecasting Eruptions." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Volcanic Eruptions and Their Repose, Unrest ...