Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 12:29
Mount Sinabung, which has been brewing since four months now, unleashed its fury on the local villagers on Saturday when it spewed oodles of hot lava, blistering hot gas, and rock about two miles away in a major eruption.
Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 19:19
As they prepare to erupt, volcanoes shift their base, says an interesting study that paves the way for volcanologists to forecast future eruptions.
Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 15:22
In ground breaking work, researchers have unearthed why small and giant volcanoes have different frequency and magnitude while erupting.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 17:36
A recent underwater volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean has created an island in the shape of Snoopy, the fictional character created by Charles M Schulz.
Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 15:26
A dramatic volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean has created a tiny new islet in Japan`s territorial waters, officials said Thursday, the first time in decades the nation has seen the phenomenon.
Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 21:35
It is believed that more than 80% of the earth’s surface is volcanic in origin.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 18:04
The picturesque Hawaiian Islands were formed by volcanic eruptions rather than internal solidification of magma as previously believed, a new study has found.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 09:40
New images of the Red planet released by NASA suggest possible ancient supervolcanoes on Mars. The supervolcanoes are similar to the caldera that sits under Yellowstone National Park.
Last Updated: Monday, July 15, 2013, 10:58
Swarms of small earthquakes sometimes precede a volcanic eruption at such rapid succession that they create a signal called harmonic tremor, which resembles sounds made by various musical instruments.
Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 08:13
Four US airlines have cancelled dozens of flights to and from Mexico City`s international airport after the Popocatepetl volcano blew ash.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 10:29
Massive earthquakes can cause far-off volcanoes to sink by as much as 15 centimetres, according to new research.
Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2013, 10:49
Scientists believe that a set of gigantic volcanic might have eruptions resulted in the disappearance of half of earth`s species 200 million years ago.
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