Weatherwatch: How UK firm’s low-cost tech can warn of volcanic eruptions

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:00:07 GMT

VolcanoTech’s sulphur dioxide detecting sensors are in already in use in a number of countriesWeather forecasts now include air quality warnings and cities have networks of air quality sensors driving real-time maps online.Similar air quality sensors can warn of an imminent volcanic eruption. Just as a fizzy drink releases carbon dioxide when the pressure is released, rising magma emits dissolved sulphur dioxide as it rises. So a big increase in this gas warns that a volcanic eruption may be imminent. Continue reading...

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