Scientists in Australia have identified a possible cause of gigantic volcanic eruptions - mysterious 'blobs' about 1,200 ...

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Yellowstone National Park's geological history is one of the most intensely studied in North America. A new geologic unit gives clues.

The presence of pyroclastic flows indicates the collapse of the eruption column, which produces very dangerous pyroclastic flows. "The type of earthquake recorded after the eruption shows the ongoing ...

Agency officials are warning that large volcanic rocks may fall within about a 3-kilometer radius from the crater, and that pyroclastic flows could travel within about a 2-kilometer radius.

Japan's Meteorological Agency is now bracing for falling volcanic rocks and pyroclastic flows within a near two mile radius of Mount Shinmoedake.

After Mount Shinmoedake in southwestern Japan erupted on June 22, an image was shared in social media posts falsely claiming it showed lava and smoke spewing out of the volcano. The image, however, ...

💨 " Ash, gas and rocks make a hot combo, that’s called a pyroclastic flow " 🎶 🏂 "If you saw gentle slopes, fast lava flow, you’re on a shield volcano " 🎶 ...

THE’eruption of the Tambora volcanoin Indonesia, rendered 1816 a “year without summer” because of the large quantities of ...