Mud Volcanoes and Human Geoscience

Abstract

Mud volcanoes are topographic mounts generated by eruption materials that have risen from deep underground because of abnormal groundwater pressure resulting from the dehydration of clay minerals. The activity of the Lusi mud volcano in Indonesia in 2006 caused serious damage to infrastructure and loss of life. Therefore, understanding the activity of mud volcanoes and the relationship between the geological conditions and the location, timing, and mode of mud volcanism is