[HTML][HTML] The cascading origin of the 2018 Kīlauea eruption and implications for future forecasting

MR Patrick, BF Houghton, KR Anderson… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The 2018 summit and flank eruption of Kīlauea Volcano was one of the largest volcanic
events in Hawaiʻi in 200 years. Data suggest that a backup in the magma plumbing system …

[HTML][HTML] Deformation and seismicity decline before the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption

F Sigmundsson, M Parks, A Hooper, H Geirsson… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Increased rates of deformation and seismicity are well-established precursors to volcanic
eruptions, and their interpretation forms the basis for eruption warnings worldwide. Rates of …

Cyclical geothermal unrest as a precursor to Iceland's 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption

ÓG Flóvenz, R Wang, GP Hersir, T Dahm, S Hainzl… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding and constraining the source of geodetic deformation in volcanic areas is an
important component of hazard assessment. Here, we analyse deformation and seismicity …

Birth of a large volcanic edifice offshore Mayotte via lithosphere-scale dyke intrusion

N Feuillet, S Jorry, WC Crawford, C Deplus… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Volcanic eruptions shape Earth's surface and provide a window into deep Earth processes.
How the primary asthenospheric melts form, pond and ascend through the lithosphere is …

Analysis of fracturing processes leading to caldera collapse

M Somr, J Žák, P Kabele, F Tomek - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Caldera collapse represents severe volcanic hazards for the environment, climate, and
human society, but it can also be beneficial as it may contribute to the formation of ore …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous rift-scale inflation of a deep crustal sill network in Afar, East Africa

A La Rosa, C Pagli, H Wang, F Sigmundsson… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Decades of studies at divergent plate margins have revealed networks of magmatic sills at
the crust-mantle boundary. However, a lack of direct observations of deep magma motion …

Eruption at basaltic calderas forecast by magma flow rate

F Galetto, V Acocella, A Hooper, M Bagnardi - Nature Geoscience, 2022 - nature.com
Forecasting eruption is the ultimate challenge for volcanology. While there has been some
success in forecasting eruptions hours to days beforehand, reliable forecasting on a longer …

Fracturing and tectonic stress drive ultrarapid magma flow into dikes

F Sigmundsson, M Parks, H Geirsson, A Hooper… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Many examples of exposed giant dike swarms can be found where lateral magma flow has
exceeded hundreds of kilometers. We show that massive magma flow into dikes can be …

Source reservoir controls on the size, frequency, and composition of large-scale volcanic eruptions

CA Booth, MD Jackson, RSJ Sparks, AC Rust - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Large-scale, explosive volcanic eruptions are one of the Earth's most hazardous natural
phenomena. We demonstrate that their size, frequency, and composition can be explained …

Understanding the drivers of volcano deformation through geodetic model verification and validation

J Crozier, L Karlstrom, E Montgomery-Brown… - Bulletin of …, 2023 - Springer
Volcano geodesy often involves the use of models to explain observed surface deformation.
A variety of forward models are used, from analytical point sources to numerical simulations …