Plumes of smoke rose over Myanmar’s largest city today as security forces fired on unarmed protesters to bring the death toll to more than 200. Terrified residents have fled the industrial neighbourhood in Yangon that has been turned into a battle zone, with burning barricades billowing in the streets and bullets whizzing over them. Hardline … Read more
Krakatoa volcano erupts ‘spewing plumes of ash several kilometres into the air’ – as people hear a loud boom 150km away in Jakarta The Krakatoa volcano has reportedly erupted in Indonesia Satellite imagery captured plumes of ash shooting 15km into the sky The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa killed more than 36,000 people By Daily Mail … Read more
Giant volcanic eruptions on Jupiter’s moon Io have been spotted by NASA’s Juno probe. On Dec. 21, during winter solstice, four of Juno’s cameras captured images of the Jovian moon Io, the most volcanic body in our solar system, on the mission’s 17th flyby of the gas giant. Stunned researchers say they hit the jackpot by … Read more