volcanology
noun
vol·ca·nol·o·gy
ˌväl-kə-ˈnä-lə-jē 
ˌvȯl-
: a branch of science that deals with volcanic phenomena
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The Earth Sciences – volcanology included – is amidst a crisis of identity.
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Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
As individuals, these women bring an impressive range of experiences to the table — everything from volcanology to offshore sailing to traveling in the circus.
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
In Mountains of Fire, Clive Oppenheimer, a professor of volcanology at the University of Cambridge, recounts a life spent studying volcanoes up close.
—Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books, 15 Feb. 2024
Josh Méndez Harper, then a postdoctoral researcher in a volcanology lab, started attending as a casual coffee drinker — the kind of person who would gulp down whatever he was handed without a second thought.
—Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
Arianna Soldati, PhD, an assistant professor of volcanology in the department of marine, Earth and atmospheric sciences at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, told Fox News Digital that volcanic eruptions are almost always preceded by earthquakes.
—Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2023
Has research into that event pushed the science of volcanology forward in any way?
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
Christopher Kilburn, a professor of volcanology and geophysical hazards at University College London, said the last period of seismic unrest at Campi Flegrei was in the 1980s.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
The author, a professor of volcanology at Cambridge, certainly would know.
—Howard Schneider, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2023
Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
As individuals, these women bring an impressive range of experiences to the table — everything from volcanology to offshore sailing to traveling in the circus.
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
In Mountains of Fire, Clive Oppenheimer, a professor of volcanology at the University of Cambridge, recounts a life spent studying volcanoes up close.
—Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books, 15 Feb. 2024
Josh Méndez Harper, then a postdoctoral researcher in a volcanology lab, started attending as a casual coffee drinker — the kind of person who would gulp down whatever he was handed without a second thought.
—Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
Arianna Soldati, PhD, an assistant professor of volcanology in the department of marine, Earth and atmospheric sciences at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, told Fox News Digital that volcanic eruptions are almost always preceded by earthquakes.
—Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2023
Has research into that event pushed the science of volcanology forward in any way?
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
Christopher Kilburn, a professor of volcanology and geophysical hazards at University College London, said the last period of seismic unrest at Campi Flegrei was in the 1980s.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
The author, a professor of volcanology at Cambridge, certainly would know.
—Howard Schneider, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2023
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“Volcanology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volcanology. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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