Residents of Goma posed in front of the wreckage as the lava came to a halt on the outskirts of the city on Sunday 23 May, sparing it from disaster after the night-time eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano.
A savvy entrepreneur in Guatemala is taking advantage of an active volcano to launch a new food craze. David Garcia has been cooking pizza over lava oozing out of Pacaya volcano, which began erupting again in February, for the past several weeks. He wears protective clothing and bakes the pizza on special metal sheets that … Read more
A savvy entrepreneur in Guatemala is taking advantage of an active volcano to launch a new food craze. David Garcia has been cooking pizza over lava oozing out of Pacaya volcano, which began erupting again in February, for the past several weeks. He wears protective clothing and bakes the pizza on special metal sheets that … Read more
The La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas early Monday just days after the nation’s prime minister said cruise ships would only evacuate people who are vaccinated. Experts called it a ‘huge explosion’ that generated pyroclastic flows down the volcano’s south and southwest flanks. ‘It’s destroying everything … Read more
A volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted for a second time as thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate. A second explosion of the La Soufriere volcano was observed on Friday, six hours after it erupted for the first time in more than 40 years yesterday morning. While out conducting fieldwork, … Read more
The death-defying moment a daredevil speeds down a 9,340ft-tall snow-capped volcano at 62mph in a KAYAK (then lands in a river before descending a waterfall) Red Bull athlete Aniol Serrasolses scaled Villarrica, one of Chile’s most active volcanoes, to perform the stunt He made the 15.5-mile descent in his kayak, navigating snow, woodland and a … Read more
Icelandic volcano that had been dormant for more than 6,000 years erupts near Reykjavik Current eruption on the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Geldingadalur began March 19 It spewed more than 10 million square feet of lava at heights of 300 feet Icelandic Meteorological Office said lava continues to flow and poses ‘hazard’ By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Icelandic volcano that had been dormant for more than 6,000 years erupts near Reykjavik Current eruption on the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Geldingadalur began March 19 It spewed more than 10 million square feet of lava at heights of 300 feet Icelandic Meteorological Office said lava continues to flow and poses ‘hazard’ By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: … Read more
There are few sights on Earth’s landscapes as awe-inspiring as a volcano – active or dormant. And a new book underscores this, offering ‘a visual celebration of the most impressive, infamous and active volcanoes from all corners of the globe’. Volcano, by Robert J Ford (www.amberbooks.co.uk), takes the reader on an eye-opening photographic tour from … Read more
Due to Iceland’s location on the Mid-Atlantic ridge, a divergent tectonic plate boundary, and its location over a hot spot, the northern Nordic island country has a high-concentration of active volcanoes. Known as the land of fire and ice, the island currently has 32 active volcanic systems, 13 of which have seen eruptions since the … Read more