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Evolution of Santorini Volcano dominated by episodic and rapid fluxes of melt from depth

Santorini Volcano in Greece was thought to be continually charged by small injections of magma. Measurements of surface deformation show that magma equivalent to 10–50% of that emitted in previous small eruptions has been injected beneath Santorini since January 2011, implying that the volcano is instead charged by rapid, episodic fluxes of melt.

Michelle M. Parks
Juliet Biggs
Vangelis Zacharis
Research09 Sept 2012
Nature Geoscience

Volume: 5, P: 749-754
Cryptic degassing and protracted greenhouse climates after flood basalt events

Cryptic degassing, whereby mantle-derived CO₂ fluxes continue after surface eruptions slow, can explain prolonged warming that followed some large igneous province events, according to geodynamic and climate modelling.

Benjamin A. Black
Leif Karlstrom
Andrew Merdith
ResearchOpen Access30 Oct 2024
Nature Geoscience

Volume: 17, P: 1162-1168
Repeated pulses of volcanism drove the end-Permian terrestrial crisis in northwest China

S-isotope and Hg geochemistry across the terrestrial Permian–Triassic mass extinction (252 Ma) provides evidence of repeated volcanic eruptions over ~300 kyr that drove acidification and poisoning of a palaeo-lacustrine ecosystem in northwest China.

Jacopo Dal Corso
Robert J. Newton
Paul B. Wignall
ResearchOpen Access02 Sept 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-13
Climate-forced Hg-remobilization associated with fern mutagenesis in the aftermath of the end-Triassic extinction

This study provides evidence for long-term effects of volcanic emissions of large quantities of gaseous mercury (Hg) and plant mutagenesis by recording high abundances of malformed fern spores across the Triassic-Jurassic boundary and Early Jurassic.

Remco Bos
Wang Zheng
Bas van de Schootbrugge
ResearchOpen Access27 Apr 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-12
Early Jurassic large igneous province carbon emissions constrained by sedimentary mercury

Sedimentary mercury measurements suggest carbon emissions from Early Jurassic large igneous province activity were lower than estimates from carbon-cycle models, implying feedbacks that are unaccounted for.

Isabel M. Fendley
Joost Frieling
Hugh C. Jenkyns
ResearchOpen Access26 Feb 2024
Nature Geoscience

Volume: 17, P: 241-248
Mercury evidence from southern Pangea terrestrial sections for end-Permian global volcanic effects

Mercury (Hg) concentrations and isotopes from terrestrial sections of southern Pangea provide evidence of the global volcanic effects of the Siberian Traps during the Permian-Triassic transition

Jun Shen
Jiubin Chen
Tamsin A. Mather
ResearchOpen Access03 Jan 2023
Nature Communications

Volume: 14, P: 1-9
Paleocene/Eocene carbon feedbacks triggered by volcanic activity

The Paleocene–Eocene boundary coincided with runaway global warming possibly analogous to future climate change, but the sources of greenhouse gasses have remained unresolved. Here, the authors reveal volcanism triggered initial warming, and subsequent carbon was released after crossing a tipping point.

Sev Kender
Kara Bogus
Melanie J. Leng
ResearchOpen Access31 Aug 2021
Nature Communications

Volume: 12, P: 1-10
A distinct metal fingerprint in arc volcanic emissions

Arc volcanism emits higher metal fluxes to Earth’s atmosphere than hotspot volcanism. The systems’ unique gas compositions are controlled by magmatic water content and redox state, as shown by a compilation of volcanic gas and aerosol metal data.

Marie Edmonds
Tamsin A. Mather
Emma J. Liu
Research03 Sept 2018
Nature Geoscience

Volume: 11, P: 790-794
A pulse of mid-Pleistocene rift volcanism in Ethiopia at the dawn of modern humans

Past volcanic eruptions along the densely populated Ethiopian Rift valley remain poorly constrained despite the present day hazard. Hutchison et al. show that a large volcanic flare up along a 200 km section of the rift occurred between 320–170 ka dramatically affecting the landscape and hominin population.

William Hutchison
Raffaella Fusillo
Andrew T. Calvert
ResearchOpen Access18 Oct 2016
Nature Communications

Volume: 7, P: 1-12
Permo–Triassic boundary carbon and mercury cycling linked to terrestrial ecosystem collapse

The environmental changes at the Permian–Triassic boundary are thought to have been caused primarily by volcanic eruptions. Here the authors develop a model to show that the loss of ecosystems on land and consequent massive terrestrial biomass oxidation triggered large biogeochemical changes in the oceans at the time of the marine mass extinction.

Jacopo Dal Corso
Benjamin J. W. Mills
Paul B. Wignall
ResearchOpen Access11 Jun 2020
Nature Communications

Volume: 11, P: 1-9
Publisher Correction: Rapid metal pollutant deposition from the volcanic plume of Kīlauea, Hawai’i

Evgenia Ilyinskaya
Emily Mason
David Damby
Amendments and CorrectionsOpen Access01 Jun 2021
Communications Earth & Environment

Volume: 2, P: 1
Publisher Correction: Volatile metal emissions from volcanic degassing and lava–seawater interactions at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai’i

Emily Mason
Penny E. Wieser
Clive Oppenheimer
Amendments and CorrectionsOpen Access01 Jun 2021
Communications Earth & Environment

Volume: 2, P: 1
The life cycle of large igneous provinces

Major environmental disruptions throughout Earth’s history are often linked to extensive magmatic events, termed large igneous provinces. This Review explores the coupled evolution of mantle melting, magmatism and volatile release over the life cycle of large igneous provinces.

Benjamin A. Black
Leif Karlstrom
Tamsin A. Mather
Reviews23 Nov 2021
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Volume: 2, P: 840-857
Volatile metal emissions from volcanic degassing and lava–seawater interactions at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai’i

Lava–seawater interaction plumes have contrasting volatile metal compositions to associated magmatic plumes emitted at volcanic vents, including elevated concentrations of chloride-complexing metals, according to direct measurements of the 2018 Kīlauea eruption.

Emily Mason
Penny E. Wieser
Clive Oppenheimer
ResearchOpen Access04 May 2021
Communications Earth & Environment

Volume: 2, P: 1-16
Rapid metal pollutant deposition from the volcanic plume of Kīlauea, Hawai’i

Volatile metal pollutants in basaltic volcanic plumes can be deposited up to 100 times faster than refractory species, and may produce disproportionate impacts at proximal locations, according to extensive sampling of Kīlauea’s 2018 eruption plume.

Evgenia Ilyinskaya
Emily Mason
David Damby
ResearchOpen Access04 May 2021
Communications Earth & Environment

Volume: 2, P: 1-15
Mercury deposition in Western Tethys during the Carnian Pluvial Episode (Late Triassic)

Mina Mazaheri-Johari
Piero Gianolla
Jacopo Dal Corso
ResearchOpen Access30 Aug 2021
Scientific Reports

Volume: 11, P: 1-10
End-Cretaceous akaganéite as a mineral marker of Deccan volcanism in the sedimentary record

Eric Font
Julie Carlut
Sandra Casale
ResearchOpen Access13 Sept 2017
Scientific Reports

Volume: 7, P: 1-10

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