Eruption
Tourists flee after Italy's Mount Etna erupts
Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said the volcano was experiencing strong strombolian explosions.
New study reveals Pompeii family's last moments during Mount Vesuvius eruption
Volcanic ash from Santorini’s 1500s BCE eruption found in Turkey
3,600 years ago, the Santorini eruption signaled the Minoan decline
NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption ever on Io
The eruption released energy six times greater than all Earth's power plants combined, exceeding 80,000 trillion watts.
A 32-hours nightmare: Minute-by-minute reconstruction of the eruption that turned people into glass
The disaster began midday on August 24 or October 24, 79 CE, when Mount Vesuvius erupted, sending a cloud of volcanic fragments and gas into the air.
Russian astronomers observe rare black plasma eruption on the Sun
The event, described by scientists as "very rare, beautiful, and even a bit strange," involved a cold prominence rich in neutral hydrogen that was released and scattered throughout the corona.
‘Ghost island’ emerges, disappears near Azerbaijan's Kumani Bank mud volcano
Kumani Bank mud volcano has produced transient islands multiple times since its first recorded eruption in 1861.
Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic Danes to offer sun stones, study reveals
Hundreds of engraved sun stones were discovered in ceremonial sites, indicating a ritual response to climate catastrophe.
Study suggests historic climate disaster gave birth to Ragnarok, the Norse mythology apocalypse
In the year 536 CE, a series of volcanic eruptions in the Northern Hemisphere unleashed ash and sulfur gases into the atmosphere, enshrouding the globe in a veil that blocked sunlight.
Russian volcano identified as source of 1831 global climate catastrophe
The eruption led to a global temperature drop of about 1°C, causing famines and crop failures, especially in Asia.
Powerful X1.1 solar flare erupts, potential geomagnetic storms expected over New Year
The flare could supercharge auroras on Earth, providing a spectacular display for New Year celebrations.
40 years ago gophers were dropped into a post-apocalyptic scene. They changed everything
In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated local ecosystems, covering 22,000 square miles with 540 million tons of ash and turning the landscape barren.
