Volcano
Dinosaurs weren’t wiped out by an asteroid 66 million years ago, study suggests
Researchers believe that huge, continent-spanning ‘flood basalt’ eruptions are what caused the mass extinction – and others in Earth’s history
The eruption of Parícutin volcano…on a farmer’s cornfield, 1943!
Farmer Dionisio Pulido who saw vapor emanating from a hollow and shortly afterwards, witnessed the beginning of a unique event of a volcano being created!
Tantalizing discovery hints at possibility of life on Pluto
“We found a field of very large icy volcanoes that look nothing like anything else we have seen in the solar system”
Why can’t we throw all our trash into a volcano and burn it up?
Beyond temperature, there are other good reasons not to burn our trash in volcanoes
Island turns into open-air lab for tech-savvy volcanologists
They come with eagle-eyed drones and high-precision instruments. Aided by satellites, they analyze gas emissions and the flows of molten rock. On the ground, they collect everything from the tiniest particles to "lava bombs" the size of watermelons that one of nature's most powerful forces hurl as incandescent projectiles.
Iceland’s journey to the center of the Earth
With its large crater lake of turquoise water, plumes of smoke and sulphureous bubbling of mud and gases, the Krafla volcano is one of Iceland's most awe-inspiring natural wonders.
- Read more about Iceland’s journey to the center of the Earth
- Log in to post comments
The Eruption of Volcano in Spain Can Last up to Three Months
The eruption of the volcano on the island of La Palma in Spain could last up to three months, experts said today, the Associated Press reported.
Thousands Flee La Palma Inferno As Volcanic Lava Licks off whole Villages
Authorities have evacuated about 5,000 people from villages in the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma as lava spews from an erupting volcano, local officials said.
The 15m high lava flow has already swallowed 20 houses in the village of El Paso and sections of roads, Mayor Sergio Rodriguez told TVE radio station on Monday morning (Sep 20).
Azerbaijan: Strong explosion in the Caspian Sea – Watch shocking videos
The phenomenon of underground gas explosions is quite common in the Caspian Sea and causes columns of fire reminiscent of a volcanic eruption
Thousands flee Goma city in DR Congo after volcano erupts
Thousands have fled a volcanic eruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the flaming lava from Mount Nyiragongo appeared to have come to a halt on the outskirts of Goma city early on May 23.