Types of volcanic eruptions
Ashes from a Russian Volcano Reached the Stratosphere (Video)
The Shiveluch Volcano of Kamchatka has ejected a pylon of ash 11 kilometers above sea level, TASS reportedly referring to Russian vulcanologists. The announcement is made by scientists from the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Group of the Institute of Volcanology and Seismic Activity of the Far Eastern Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Sleeping supervolcano under America ‘could erupt more quickly than we thought’
The Yellowstone supervolcano under America could erupt with terrifying power – expelling up to 250 cubic miles of volcanic rock and ash at once.
The eruption could blanket large areas of America in ash – and possibly plunge Earth into a ‘volcanic winter’.
Nearly 6,000 People Evacuated due to Volcano on Vanuatu in the Pacific
Nearly 6,000 people were forced to leave their homes because of a volcano eruption in the Pacific island state of Vanuatu, reports BNT.
The Manaro Volcano is located on an island with a population of 10,000 people. He has been active for 12 years, but according to experts there is now a danger of an eruption.
Astronomers Registered a New Powerful Solar Eruption
Another severe solar eruption with mark of X8,2 was recorded on Sunday evening. Reports Chronicle.
The X-ray Astronomy Laboratory of the Physics Institute "P. N. Lebedev "published a schedule of solar activity, according to which the eruption was from 18.35 am to 19.31 am on Sunday Moscow time. The peak of activity was at 19.06.
Volcanic Ash Hinders Air Transport Between Asia and North America
In the last eruption of the volcano Theologos on the Aleutian islands in Alaska, a cloud of ash has been ejected, which could hinder air transport, the US volcano observation center reported.
Nisyros: The Sleeping Giant of the Dodecanese (PHOTOS)
Visualize the scene: above the Aegean Sea, the war between the Giants and the Olympian Gods is raging. Poseidon, the god of the sea, is giving chase to a giant by the name of Polyvotis. When he finally catches up with him, near Kos in the south-east, he uses his trident to tear off a chunk of the island, which he then catapults on top of Polyvotis.
Travel + Leisure: 8 secrets about Santorini (video)
In a feature piece on the Greek island of Santorini, Travel and Leisure editor, Erika Owen presents 8 secret things people might not know about the iconic island.
New methods for predicting volcanic eruptions
Researchers from the Department of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London, have made the study, which was published on 28 October in Scientific Reports.
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Japan issues evacuation order after volcano erupts
A violent volcanic eruption in southern Japan May 29 forced scores of people to evacuate and shot a huge column of ash high into the air.
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Santorini volcano back in dormant state, scientists say
Three years after a period of increased activity, the world-famous volcano of Santorini, in the southern Aegean, is back in a dormant state, experts have told Kathimerini.