Mile-wide volcano set to erupt off the West Coast this year
Axial Seamount, a massive underwater volcano located nearly 300 miles off the Oregon coast, is showing signs of an imminent ...
In 1902, A Man Survived A Volcanic Eruption Because He Was Too ‘Rowdy’—Here’s His Incredible Story
While the town around him was engulfed by searing pyroclastic flows, one man achieved the impossible from a prison cell with ...
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‘Kāholo’: Kīlauea definitely moved fast during Episode 6 of summit eruption
People across social media and in chat on the livestream of the summit agreed as the sixth and latest eruptive episode of the ...
Scots researchers solve mystery of giant volcanic eruption that has baffled scientists for 200 years
The eruption was so powerful it caused global temperatures to drop by around 1C and led to widespread crop failures ...
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How the Largest Volcanic Eruption in Human History Changed the World
People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...
Netflix’s La Palma’s ‘megatsunami’ has been debunked
In the Netflix series La Palma, a Norwegian family goes on holiday to the Canary Islands when a young researcher discovers ...
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Volcanic cones on Mars tell a tale of ice and fire
"Rootless cones form when lava flows over wet or icy ground, causing it to boil and explode," said Dundas. "The region around ...
Sacrifice of ‘sun stones’ may be tied to volcanic eruption, scientists say
Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern Europe, according to a new study.
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Wealthy Pompeii homes had opulent bathhouses with plumbing before the volcano struck
Archaeologists uncover a lavish private bathhouse in Pompeii, revealing the city's opulence and the tragic final moments of ...
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The Volcanic Eruption That Annihilated Pompeii Was 32 Hours Of Pure Hell
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the scolding lava, ash, and gas that poured from its entrails converted the Roman city of Pompeii into a terrifying snapshot of death and des ...