Eruptions like these, known as Surtseyan eruptions, are the result of seawater trickling in and interacting with hot materials in the vent, resulting in new landmasses and further island growth.

Such eruptions are known as Surtseyan eruptions. However, the explosive Jan. 15 eruption — which sent a column of steam rising halfway to space — was far more violent than a typical Surtseyan ...

We want to bridge divides to reach everyone. The big news from Iceland Tuesday: Eyjafjallajökull may be shifting from a Surtseyan eruption to a more Strombolian mode. This is a good thing.

“If it erupts undersea, it could cause a Surtseyan eruption similar to the one that happened in 1963, also in Iceland, and created the island of Surtsey. That particular eruption lasted several ...

Volcanic eruptions consisting of liquid water and magma combined to produce steam explosions and are known as Surtseyan eruptions. A graphic showing how new land in Tonga is gone, along with large ...

Since the landslide occurred, there have been continuous Surtseyan eruptions. These involve explosive interactions between the magma of the volcano and the surrounding water, which is reshaping ...

Volcanic bombs are a common feature of an array of explosive eruptions. This includes Surtseyan eruptions, named after Surtsey, a volcano off the Icelandic coast that explosively grew above the ...

"If it erupts undersea it could cause a Surtseyan eruption similar to the one that happened in 1963, also in Iceland, and created the island of Surtsey. "That particular eruption lasted several ...

Some of these hydromagmatic eruptions that happen in shallow seas or lakes are categorized as “Surtseyan.” "Some of my colleagues in volcanology think this type of event deserves its own ...

"If it erupts undersea it could cause a Surtseyan eruption similar to the one that happened in 1963, also in Iceland, and created the island of Surtsey. "That particular eruption lasted several ...