Geological controls on geothermal resources for power generation

E Jolie, S Scott, J Faulds, I Chambefort… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Threats posed by the climate crisis have created an urgent need for sustainable green
energy. Geothermal resources have the potential to provide up to 150 GWe of sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] A review framework of how earthquakes trigger volcanic eruptions

G Seropian, BM Kennedy, TR Walter, M Ichihara… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
It is generally accepted that tectonic earthquakes may trigger volcanic activity, although the
underlying mechanisms are poorly constrained. Here, we review current knowledge, and …

[HTML][HTML] Automatic precursor recognition and real-time forecasting of sudden explosive volcanic eruptions at Whakaari, New Zealand

DE Dempsey, SJ Cronin, S Mei… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Sudden steam-driven eruptions strike without warning and are a leading cause of fatalities
at touristic volcanoes. Recent deaths following the 2019 Whakaari eruption in New Zealand …

Earth's clay mineral inventory and its climate interaction: A quantitative assessment

LN Warr - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Much work has been undertaken quantifying the abundance of phyllosilicate clay minerals
in soils, sediments and rocks of Earth's crust. However, no detailed global compilation of …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic precursors to the Whakaari 2019 phreatic eruption are transferable to other eruptions and volcanoes

A Ardid, D Dempsey, C Caudron, S Cronin - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Volcanic eruptions that occur without warning can be deadly in touristic and populated
areas. Even with real-time geophysical monitoring, forecasting sudden eruptions is difficult …

Quantifying the role of hydrothermal alteration in creating geothermal and epithermal mineral resources: The Ohakuri ignimbrite (Taupō Volcanic Zone, New Zealand)

MJ Heap, DM Gravley, BM Kennedy, HA Gilg… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal fluids can alter the chemical and physical properties of the materials through
which they pass and can therefore modify the efficiency of fluid circulation. The role of …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrothermal alteration of andesitic lava domes can lead to explosive volcanic behaviour

MJ Heap, VR Troll, ARL Kushnir, HA Gilg… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Dome-forming volcanoes are among the most hazardous volcanoes on Earth. Magmatic
outgassing can be hindered if the permeability of a lava dome is reduced, promoting pore …

The tensile strength of hydrothermally altered volcanic rocks

MJ Heap, CE Harnett, FB Wadsworth, HA Gilg… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2022 - Elsevier
The tensile strength of volcanic rocks is an important parameter for understanding and
modelling a wide range of volcanic processes, and in the development of strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Pressure controlled permeability in a conduit filled with fractured hydrothermal breccia reconstructed from ballistics from Whakaari (White Island), New …

BM Kennedy, A Farquhar, R Hilderman, MC Villeneuve… - Geosciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Breccia-filled eruption conduits are dynamic systems where pressures frequently exceed
critical thresholds, generating earthquakes and transmitting fluids. To assess the dynamics …

Whakaari/White Island: a review of New Zealand's most active volcano

G Kilgour, B Kennedy, B Scott… - New Zealand Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Whakaari/White Island is a partially submerged, offshore andesite island
volcano, located at the northern end of the Taupō Volcanic Zone. Since the late 1960s …