How do volcanoes erupt? Science explained for kids

Discover why volcanoes erupt, how magma and gases cause eruptions and why volcanoes are essential for life on Earth.
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Explainer: How friction inside magma determines the way volcanoes erupt

For decades, volcanologists believed that the primary trigger for explosive eruptions was a drop in pressure as magma rises ...
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Ethiopian volcano eruption: EXPLAINED | How it happens? How it travels to other parts, countries and regions? List of Indian states under threat

On Sunday, 23 November 2025, Ethiopia’s Heli Gubbi volcano erupted for the first time in more than 12,000 years, surprising ...

First recorded eruption of Ethiopian volcano sends ash plumes across Red Sea

A local administrator said there was no previous record of an eruption by the Hayli Gubbi volcano and that he fears for the ...
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Kilauea’s eruption is back as the Hawaii volcano shoots lava for the 31st time since December

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. It was Kilauea’s 31st display of molten rock since ...
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Kilauea’s eruption is back as the Hawaii volcano shoots lava, a pattern not seen for decades

HONOLULU — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. It was Kilauea’s 31st display of molten ...
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Undersea volcano off the Oregon Coast could blow this year — but don’t panic

The Axial Seamount, the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest, has been making headlines lately with signs that it could erupt sometime this year. But experts say there’s no immediate cause for ...