Eruption at Nabro Volcano, Eritrea

Eruption at Nabro Volcano, Eritrea

Nabro is one of the basaltic rift volcanoes that lie along the East African Rift, where Africa is being opened like a zipper (the Red Sea is also part of this splitting of continents). There is no known historical eruptions of Nabro, but it appears that the volcano

Chile’s volcanic devastating toll on environment

Chile’s volcanic devastating toll on environment

Several Latin American countries in the path of volcanic ash unleashed from a Chilean Andean crater are facing critical shortages of water, agricultural collapse, disruptions in transportation and growing risks to human and animal health. Toxic ash clouds, seen to be

Eruption of Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano, Chile seen from space

Eruption of Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano, Chile seen from space

This true-color image of the ash cloud from the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano in Chile was captured on June 8 at 18:30 UTC (2:30 p.m. EDT) by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite. The plume has expanded to

Mt. Dieng volcano’s CO2 levels hits three times higher than safe

Mt. Dieng volcano’s CO2 levels hits three times higher than safe

Poisonous gases spewing from Mount Dieng surpassed levels deemed safe for humans on Sunday. The level of carbon dioxide concentration measured in the air at Timbang, one of Mount Dieng's six craters, is two times higher than what is considered safe. On Sunday…

Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano blasts tower of ash

Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano blasts tower of ash

The Popocatepetl volcano that towers over Mexico City began rumbling again Friday, shooting a blast of ash about 2 miles (3 kilometers) above its crater at dawn.The ash cloud drifted first to the west and then turned back east toward the city of Puebla, Mexico’s

Mud eruption in Ninh Thuan is small-scale geological accident

Mud eruption in Ninh Thuan is small-scale geological accident

After two months of research, scientists have concluded that the mud eruption phenomenon in Thuan Bac district in the central province of Ninh Thuan is a small-scale geological accident, which is related to tectonical faults.Experts of Ninh Thuan Province’s

Mt.Yasur volcano upgraded to Alert Level 3

Mt.Yasur volcano upgraded to Alert Level 3

Ash belching from a Vanuatu volcano is an increasing health threat to islanders and their water supplies. The cloud from erupting Mount Yasur has billowed some 1,800 metres high and affected flights in neighbouring New Caledonia. Tourists have been banned from

Volcano expert fears we’ll see a super eruption in this century

Volcano expert fears we’ll see a super eruption in this century

Examining geological, historical and archeological records, the expert took the audience on a journey back to three volcanic eruptions that have shaken the world – the 1815 Tambora volcano in Indonesia that killed 100,000 people, the 1783 eruption of Kaki in Iceland

Kilauea crater lava lake grows

Kilauea crater lava lake grows

Lava is only present within Pu`u `O`o crater and the vent inset within the east wall and floor of the summit's Halema`uma`u Crater. The summit lava lake level falls and rises every 15 minutes. In the east rift zone, vents within Pu`u `O`o crater fed a lava lake…