Technology is increasingly shaping our social structures and is becoming a driving force in altering human biology. Besides, human activities already proved to have a significant impact on the Earth system which in turn generates complex feedback loops between social and ecological systems. Furthermore, since our species evolved relatively fast from small groups of hunter-gatherers to large and...

The COVID-19 epidemic has changed the world dramatically as societies adjust their behaviour to meet challenges and uncertainties of new normal. These have led instabilities in several facets society, most notably health, economy public order. Increasing discontent within response government mandated measures contain pandemic triggered social unrest, imposing serious threats national security. ...

Many calderas show remarkable unrest, which often does not culminate in eruptions (non-eruptive unrest). In this context the interpretation of the geophysical data collected by the monitoring networks is difficult. When the unrest is eruptive, a vent opening process occurs, which leads to an eruption. In calderas, vent locations typically are scattered over a large area and monogenic cones form...