It seemed like yesterday, the day I first discovered volcanic winter while conducting research on the infamous 1993 “storm of the century,” and some passing weather enthusiast had brought up ...

Before we move on to have a look of the geological history of Shasta, it is worth noticing that because of the meteorological conditions, quite often a difference of 60C or more between the valley to ...

The highest volcano in the world is Cerro Ojos del Salado. It is a stratovolcano in South America’s Central Volcanic Zone, reaching an impressive 6893 meters above sea level (or at least above ...

The most common origin of pillow lavas is a mid-oceanic spreading centre. That has also been suggested for the Barberton rocks. But it has been questioned. The eruptions began 3.54 Gyr ago and lasted ...

A top-secret development on Mount Rainier came out in the open this morning. There was widespread surprise and excitement when people in Tacoma and Seattle saw a rocket launched from the summit of the ...

The Toba eruption was twice as as Atitlan. But it produced a similar amount of sulphate in the ice cores. VEI is not everything. Climate impact With these estimates, the amount of sulphur produced by ...

Another Holocene eruption happened on the valley floor, 20 km to the south of Dofen, more or less where the current dike is happening. A dike rose under the sediments filling the rift, but it wasn’t ...

October 12, 1918 was just another Saturday. On the fields of France, the Hundred Days Offensive was turning a war which would now soon end, but leave 17 million dead; the devastation would set the ...

Anak Krakatau grew up on the line between old Danang and Perbuatan, where Verbeek had predicted Krakatau would re-appear. It appears to be using the same magma path as the parent. The original Rakata ...

The closure will have a significant impact on the economy. Twelve percent of Iceland’s GDP comes from tourism. The Blue Lagoon is by far the most popular non-free attraction in Iceland: it also ...