
When it rains, lava pours - Nature
2020年4月22日 · When it rains, lava pours Early 2018 saw unusually heavy rainfall in Hawaii. Modelling now suggests that groundwater pressure increased owing to rainfall: this might have triggered changes in the...
Did rain put the Kilauea volcano’s lava-making into overdrive?
2020年5月15日 · Heavy rains can trigger Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano to spout streams of lava. That’s the assessment of a new study. The idea is possible, many volcano experts say. However, some don’t believe that the data here support the that conclusion. Starting in May 2018, Kilauea dramatically ramped up its 35-year-long eruption.
Extreme rainfall triggered the 2018 rift eruption at Kīlauea Volcano
2020年4月22日 · Here we show that immediately before and during the eruption, infiltration of rainfall into Kīlauea Volcano’s subsurface increased pore pressure at depths of 1 to 3 kilometres by 0.1 to 1...
An Earth-like planet that rains lava has been discovered by NASA
2022年6月4日 · Nasa has discovered an Earth-like planet thought to be covered in oceans of lava. Nasa's renowned James Webb Telescope is expected to give scientists a closer look at 55 Cancri e, a lava-covered planet that orbits closer to its central star than Mercury does the Sun.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano puts on a fiery show with a towering …
2025年3月27日 · The lava has remained inside the volcano’s summit caldera and within the park, and no residential areas have been threatened, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Kilauea’s latest eruption began Dec. 23, pausing and resuming over a dozen times since. The most recent eruptive episode was from midday Tuesday until Wednesday evening, the ...
Volcano Watch - How do lava flows cool and how long does it …
2019年2月28日 · As rain water percolates into cracks in the flow's surface and encounters the hot interior, it produces steam, forming the billowy white plumes often seen over active (or recently active) flows. This steaming can persist for decades, long after the lava has solidified, depending on the thickness of the flow and the temperature of its interior.
Kilauea Eruption Shows Up On Satellite - The Weather Channel
March 29, 2025. Captivating new video shows an impressive eruption at Hawaii’s most active volcano. Kilauea has been erupting on and off since December, but the lava fountains on March 26 were ...
Did heavy rain trigger Kilauea's eruption? It's complicated - Science News
2020年4月23日 · When it rains heavily in Hawaii, lava pours from the volcano Kilauea, according to a new study facing strong scrutiny by some volcanologists. Starting in May 2018, the volcano dramatically ramped...
Volcano Watch — Does heavy rain influence eruptions? Maybe
1999年12月2日 · Once a lava flow is underway, the presence of rain-fed lakes or streams can strongly influence the final appearance and even location of the flow. Water cools lava much faster than air, so that crust thickens rapidly. Barriers made of quenched lava can form within a flow, causing the flow to thicken or even be diverted. Or, the lava can ...
ESA - Can rain trigger a volcanic eruption? - European Space …
2020年4月30日 · The notion that rain could lead to a volcanic eruption may seem strange, but scientists from the University of Miami in the USA, have used information from satellites, including the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, to discover that a period of heavy rainfall may have triggered the four month-long eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano in 2018.