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It's that time of year...when Mount Shasta tries to fool us all into thinking the volcano is up to something! But as many residents of Northern...

While volcanoes are certainly one of California's most prominent natural hazards, they are by far one of the least common. Seasonal hazards such as...

A cryogenic magnetometer may sound like something out of a scifi show, but it's actually an important tool for figuring out the eruption histories at...

If you didn’t know that volcanoes can form their own caves, follow along to learn more about lava tubes! 

How do volcanic fields get their start? By looking at crystals in the oldest lavas in a field, geoscientists can tell a story about the rocks’ pathway...

How do CalVO scientists create a timeline of eruptions from radioactive elements stored in tiny crystals? The Coso volcanic field is one place where a...

What if we told you that scientists can monitor a volcano's "breathing" 24/7, even through deep winter snow? That's exactly what CalVO's permanent gas...

Debris flows or mudflows that form from volcanic material are called lahars. The word lahar comes from Javanese, the language spoken on the island of...

Photographs can be a huge help in interpreting the mechanics and timelines of volcanic eruptions. For example, he 1914–1917 eruptions of Lassen Peak...

Many of us are used to seeing elongated “veins” in the rocks around us - streaks of minerals that precipitated over time to fill fractures in the...