Indonesian volcano Mount Sinabung spews a mountain of ash three miles into the air in spectacular eruption Mount Sinabung on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia erupted for the second time in three days on Monday The volcano spewed a giant cloud of hot volcanic ash three miles into the air and turning the sky dark Residents … Read more
New research connects a 12th century volcano eruption in Japan to years of famine in Europe, as volcanic sulfates in the atmosphere contributed to frigid summer days, heavy rainfall and widespread crop failure Researchers found new links between a volcano in Japan and European famine The team identified volcanic sulfates in ice core samples from … Read more
Scientists say a massive volcanic eruption in Alaska more than 2,500 years ago triggered a global climate shock on the other side of the Earth that led to the fall of the Roman Republic. The eruption of Mount Okmok on an Alaskan island in the year 43 BC – an event known as ‘Okmok II’ – … Read more
Volcano in China that was believed to be extinct may now be ‘recharging,’ experts say after discovering chambers filled with molten lava beneath the surface Experts created a 3D map underneath the Wieshan volcano in China The volcano last erupted 500,000 years ago and was said to be extinct Following the analysis, the team found two … Read more
Excessive and sustained rainfall caused the massive eruption of the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii two years ago by softening the rock, according to a new study. US researchers say the dramatic eruption in 2018, which destroyed hundreds of homes, was due to wet volcanic rock, which breaks easily under pressure. Local rainfall patterns contributed to … Read more
Japanese government simulates what would happen if Mount Fuji erupted again, predicting Tokyo would be covered beneath 17.3BILLION cubic feet of volcanic ash The Japanese government simulated the potential effects of a Mt. Fuji eruption They ran models for possible eruptions at 92 locations on the mountain In the worst case scenarios, Tokyo could be … Read more
Minoans wiped out 3,500 years ago by the devastating volcanic eruption of Thera that belched out vast amounts of acid and destroyed the ancient civilisation, study finds Mount There on Santorini erupted on 1,560BC and destroyed Minoans on Crete Acid from molten rock wiped out the civilisation and travelled as far as America It was … Read more
The Taal Volcano in the Philippines woke from a 43-year long slumber in January, spewing a nine mile stream of ash into the area that desolated the surrounding landscape. Two months after the eruption, NASA has shared images of the Pacific Island that show the once tropic terrain still ‘looks more like the moon’. Aside … Read more
A White Island tour guide who survived the deadly volcano eruption with burns to 45 per cent of her body has learnt to walk again. Kelsey Waghorn, who had worked for White Island Tours for five years, was leading a group of tourists when the volcano erupted off the coast of Whakatane in New Zealand … Read more