The violent eruption of Karabetova Gora mud volcano on 6 May 2000 (Taman Peninsula, 45°12?16? N; 36°47?05? E) triggered gas ignition as a giant straight-flow vertical flare. 400 m high, short-lived (~15 min) flare left no thermal halo the ground surface, but shock caused melting or annealing masses which became dispersed in ?2 m3 blocks to distances within 30 around conduit. reached maximum tem...

Abstract The upwelling of fluids, subject to overpressure, along with discontinuities in the subsoil, causes formation geological structures known as mud volcanoes. These structures, very widespread world and some cases located near inhabited centers, can represent a considerable risk factor for population, they give rise paroxysmal eruptions, even violent. assessment characteristics structure ...

Terrestrial mud volcanoes (MVs) are an important natural source of methane emission. The role of microbial processes in methane cycling and organic transformation in such environments remains largely unexplored. In this study, we aim to uncover functional potentials and community assemblages across geochemical transitions in a ferruginous, sulfate-depleted MV of eastern Taiwan. Geochemical prof...