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Ninetyeast Ridge

For Prelims: Ninetyeast Ridge, Indian Ocean, Natural disasters,  Bay of Bengal, Submarine volcanism, Seamounts, Early warning systems, Tectonic...

09 Dec 2024 Volcanoes

Mount Lewotobi

Source: IE Recently, Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, located on the Indonesian island of Flores, erupted. This eruption follows heightened...

06 Nov 2024 Volcanoes

Volcanic Eruption and Ionospheric Disturbances

Source: PIB  Why in News?  Recently, a new study revealed a connection between the Tonga volcano eruption and the formation of Equatorial...

22 Oct 2024 Volcanoes

Presence of Water on Mars

Source: TOI Why in News? Recently, scientists have found frost atop Mars' tallest volcano, Olympus Mons, indicating the presence of a sparse but...

23 Aug 2024 Volcanoes

Shiveluch Volcano of Russia

Source: TH Recently, the Shiveluch volcano in Russia erupted after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the eastern coast of the...

22 Aug 2024 Volcanoes

Wildfires Triggering Pyrocumulonimbus Clouds

Source: IE Why in News? Recently wildfires raging in the United States and Canada are so intense that they have created pyrocumulonimbus clouds...

09 Aug 2024 Volcanoes

Cold Lava

Source: BBC Why in News? Recently, a cold lava erupted at Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park in the Philippines has sent rivers of cold lava, or...

20 Jun 2024 Volcanoes

Tonga Volcano Impacting Weather

For Prelims: Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, Pinatubo, Krakatoa, Tambora, Samalas, Greenhouse Gases, El - Nino, Paris Agreement, IPCC, Cooling credits,...

05 Jun 2024 Volcanoes

Volcanism

For Prelims: Types of Volcanoes, Distribution of Volcanoes, Pacific Ring of Fire, Circum-Pacific Belt, Subduction Zones For Mains: Distribution,...

18 Apr 2024 Volcanoes

Taiwan Earthquake and Pacific Ring of Fire

For Prelims: Pacific Ring of Fire, Circum-Pacific Belt, Subduction, Tsunami, Earthquake. For Mains: Ring of Fire, Features and Causes of Frequent...

10 Apr 2024 Volcanoes

Kallakkadal

Source: IE Why in News? Recently, hundreds of houses have been flooded in several coastal areas of Kerala due to high sea waves named...

04 Apr 2024 Volcanoes

Land of Fire and Ice: Iceland

For Prelims: Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Atlantic Ocean,Eyjafjallajökull, Oceanic crust,Tectonic Plates, Pacific Ring of Fire, Earth's subduction...

25 Dec 2023 Volcanoes

Marapi Volcano

Recently, the Marapi volcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia, erupted, ejecting ash up to 3,000 meters (9,840 feet) into the air and causing...

05 Dec 2023 Volcanoes

Mount Etna

Source: IE Why in News? Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano and one of the largest in the world, has been erupting frequently since...

18 Nov 2023 Volcanoes

Thousands of Earthquakes Rock Iceland

For Prelims: Volcanoes, Earthquake, Iceland, Reykjavík, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Atlantic Ocean, Eurasian And North American Tectonic...

17 Nov 2023 Volcanoes

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Volcano

For Prelims: Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai , Pinatubo , Krakatoa, Tambora, Samalas,Greenhouse Gases , El - Nino , Paris Agreement , IPCC, Cooling...

21 Sep 2023 Volcanoes

Interior of the Earth

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14 Apr 2023 Volcanoes

Africa's Rift Valley and the Creation of a New Ocean Basin

For Prelims: Red Sea, Rift Valley, Nubian African Plate, Arabian Plate, Gulf of Aden. For Mains: Tectonic Plates, Factors Responsible for...

17 Mar 2023 Volcanoes

Tectonic Plates

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10 Dec 2022 Volcanoes

Ring of Fire

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06 Dec 2022 Volcanoes