volcanoes

Kamchatka Megathrust Earthquake: What lies in the Pacific Ring of Fire

Kleoniki Lydia Theodoridou October 1, 2025

‘Continents in Relief, Bound by Shifting Plates’. Map of the World made out of chocolate. Source: (Unsplash, 2025).

From the very early years on this Planet, earthquakes have always captivated people’s attention. The feeling of admiration and fear always lies within us, especially drawing on the most recent megathrust earthquake that hit the south coast of Kamchatka’s Peninsula, in Russia, twice this year. Therefore, in this week’s blog, we aim to explore how this phenomenon evolved and why this specific region ...[Read More]

Geo-movie: Fire of Love (2022), a love story of Katia, Maurice and volcanoes

edited by Zhibin Lei April 17, 2024

Geo-movies are often Sci-Fi movies, which usually borrow disastrous concepts from earth science, and turn them into the end of the world while crystallizing humanity along with it. “Fire of Love”, on the other hand, is a 2022 documentary movie that explores the lives, relationship and careers of legendary volcanologists Katia Krafft and Maurice Krafft. The movie is directed by Sara Dosa, and most ...[Read More]

Modelling Magma Propagation in Three Dimensions – Or: How I Learnt to Stop Worrying and Love Simplicity

Lorenzo Mantiloni and edited by Michaël Pons November 22, 2023

Nature is complex, models not as much. A real eruptive fissure at Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, in 2022 (photo by Drumstick21, Wikipedia) is "fed" by a simulated dyke (modelled with SAM, Mantiloni et al., 2023) advancing in a stress field.

The crisis unfolding these days in Grindavík, Iceland reminds us of how important it is to forecast volcanic activity. Predicting the outcomes of volcanic unrest, or a magmatic intrusion making its way towards the surface, essentially amounts to three questions. Will there be an eruption? How much time before it starts? Where exactly will the eruption occur? Answering any of these questions is a d ...[Read More]

Exploring Kolumbo: Unveiling the Secrets of a Submarine Volcano

Paraskevi Nomikou and edited by Kleoniki Lydia Theodoridou September 20, 2023

(Photo: Sergio Sciré Scappuzzo)

Santorini Island without a doubt is one of the top worldwide destinations, taking our breath away with its unparalleled beauty. However, from the geological perspective as well, this mystifying island can reveal hidden secrets of the past and pave the way for our future. In this week’s blog, Associate Professor Paraskevi Nomikou, the 2023 awardee of EGU’s Geoscience Days Grant from the National an ...[Read More]