A mysterious "ghost island" formed by an underwater mud volcano appeared in the Caspian Sea in 2023 only to vanish again ...

The Kumani Bank mud volcano in the Caspian Sea created an island in early 2023 that had almost ... in which you can see the birth and decay of a new island. In the first image from November 2022, the ...

Vog forms when sulfur dioxide (SO₂) and other volcanic gases react chemically with atmospheric moisture, oxygen, sunlight, ...

marking the beginning of a new phase of the eruption, according to the United States Geological Survey, which assesses the risk of volcanic hazards in the U.S. Such activity can be monitored ...

"As SO₂ is continuously released from the summit during an eruption, it will react in the atmosphere to create the visible ... Located on Hawaii's Big Island, the volcano makes up about ...

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported in its daily Kīlauea update that the newest eruptive activity began at about 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, with a small lava flow exiting the north vent following ...

in which you can see the birth and decay of a new island. In the first image from November 2022, the underwater mud volcano is solidly beneath sea level, with no discernable land peeking out from ...