The island formed in early 2023, when a mud volcano in the Caspian Sea’s Kumani Bank, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) off the coast of Azerbaijan, burst. The landmass is called Chigil-Deniz, but based ...
In January 2022, the undersea volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted spectacularly, becoming one of the most powerful volcanic events of the century. It sent a plume 50 kilometers high, impacting ...
It’s been just over three years since a massive volcanic explosion rocked the Pacific island of Tonga. The eruption created a ...
The temporary "ghost island" formed and then disappeared nearly as quickly. This landmass appeared after an eruption by the Kumani Bank mud volcano off Azerbaijan's coast. This rare event was ...
Satellites show that the island formed 15 miles off the coast of Azerbaijan in early 2023, but had diminished to only one-quarter of its maximum size by the end of 2024. The word “volcano ...
The island shown in the second image likely formed between Jan. 30 and Feb. 4, 2023, and it measured approximately 1,300 feet (400 meters) across at its peak. Yet in less than two years ...
Satellites show that the island formed 15 miles off the coast of Azerbaijan in early 2023, but had diminished to only one-quarter of its maximum size by the end of 2024. The word “volcano” encompasses ...
The Caspian Sea has witnessed a bizarre phenomenon. A temporary island formed off the coast of Azerbaijan and disappeared, all within a couple of years. The island, created by a mud volcano ...
The new land had a surface about 1.5 to 2km in diameter. The new island grew until it was only a few hundred meters from Hunga Tonga island. But those eruptions were much smaller than the ones we ...