Taftan volcano in southeastern Iran rose 3.5 inches over 10 months, signaling that it is waking up after 700,000 years of dormancy.

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For centuries, Mount Taftan has been considered dormant volcano, a quiet sentinel in the Makran region of southeastern Iran. But recent satellite data shows subtle signs of swelling at its summit, ...

For the first time in recorded history, Iran's Taftan stratovolcano is showing ground deformation at its summit after lying dormant for over 700,000 years. Between July 2023 and May 2024, satellite ...

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In southeastern Iran, about 31 miles from the closest city, the volcano known as Taftan is stirring. Though Taftan has no recorded history of confirmed eruptions, recent research has revealed that the ...

A long-dormant volcano has just erupted for the first time in recorded history. The Hayli Gubbi volcano in northern Ethiopia's Afar Region erupted for the first time in at least 12,000 years early ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Volcanic activity in northern Ethiopia’s long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano subsided Tuesday, days after an eruption that left a trail of destruction in nearby villages and ...

A volcano that has been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years could be gearing up for a massive explosion, according to new research. Scientists have measured signs of unrest at the Taftan ...