Volcanic Eruption

The peak of Anak Krakatau was brought down by more than 200m after the flank collapse that triggered tsunami waves killing more than 420 about 10 days ago. Here some satellite pictures:

The snow has turned grey around the Shevelush volcano in Kamchatka after its continuous and intense eruptive activity of the last 2 days. After the eruption, Shiveluch...

The desperate search continues Wednesday for survivors of a tsunami which struck parts of western Indonesia, as the country marks the 14-year anniversary of its 2004 Sumatra tragedy - one of the most devastating...

Here a compilation of videos and pictures from the volcanic tsunami most probably triggered by the crater collapse or an underwater landslide due to the volcanic activity of Anak Krakatau volcano on...

Eruption of Soputan volcani in Indonesia. via Twitter The Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center (PVMBG) has noted that there are 20 volcanoes with above normal levels of...

On December 15, 2018, a volcanic eruption on Vanuatu's Ambrym Island has sparked a series of earthquakes that have opened cracks around the island. This video by John Tasso...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano was one of the biggest and most compelling stories of the summer as the volcano spewed lava flows paved over miles, devoured an entire bay and redesigned the coastline of the...

Ol Doinyo Lengai, located in Tanzania, is the only known actively erupting carbonatite volcano on the planet. Picture via Mountain was here. A volcano in northeastern Tanzania is...

A powerful eruption started at Manam volcano, Papua New Guinea on December 8, 2018, ejecting an ash plume up to 13.7 km (45 000 feet) above sea level and forcing authorities to raise the Aviation...

This video was recorded by M Rietze founder of Volcano Discovery between October 24 and 26, 2018. I just found it online and have to share it. It is so powerful! These eruptions have been...

Disaster coordination authorities have asked thousands in ten communities to evacuate and go to safe areas as Fuego Volcano in Guatemala starts spewing lava, just months after the volcano erupted killing 194 people and...

As Earth's tectonic plates dive beneath one another, they drag three times as much water into the planet's interior as previously thought. Water beneath the surface of the Earth can contribute to the development of...

An ancient Italian supervolcano that hasn't erupted in 500 years may be starting a stage of activity that could lead to a colossal eruption, spelling potential disaster for communities lying in its path. A...

Since May 2018, the island of Mayotte has been rattled by hundreds of earthquakes. The latest hit on November 7, 2018. Meanwhile, scientists think they have found what's behind the seismic series in the...

This is spectacular. It's not often you get to see underneath the bottom of a glacier. The glacier sits on top of the last volcano to explode on Canadian soil: Mount Meager, northwest of...

This is another awesome and terrifying video of Krakatau volcano erupting at night creating volcanic lightnings and ejecting lava bombs in the air and on its flanks. WOW! AMAZING! You can follow the work of Dr...

Krakatau is very explosive these last days. More than 500 explosions were recorded on October 23, 2018 and 600 explosions a day before. This is the second highest daily explosion number since the Krakatau...

Since 1980, there have been 120 eruptions and 52 episodes of notable volcanic unrest at 44 U.S. volcanoes. When erupting, all volcanoes pose a degree of risk to people and infrastructure. However, the risks...

Are these pictures showing an eruption of Arsia Mons, a Mars volcano thought to be inactive? This image captured by the Mars Express orbiter of ESA on October 18, 2018 really looks like an ash...

At nighttime, ominous lightning flashes above erupting volcanoes light up the sky like a living nightmare. Now, scientists are closer to understanding volcanic lightning, which stems from both ash and ice. Below some amazing...

This video is one of the best volcanic eruption video around... It features day and night activity of Sangeang Api, an active complex volcano on the island of Sangeang in Indonesia. These videos by Martin...

A pyroclastic flow is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter, also known as tephra, that moves away from a volcano about 100 km/h (62 mph) on average but is capable of...

A strong eruption of Fuego volcano has started on October 12, 2018, sending ash 5,000 kilometers in the air and triggering extremely hot pyroclastic flow on the flank of this extremely active peak in...

The Kuril Islands and currently experiencing lots of seismic and volcanic activities in the last few days. After the M6.5 earthquake of October 10, 2018, another M6.7 earthquake hit the region. In the meantime,...

In 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted, blanketing the nearby Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in hot ash and preserving the casualties in lifelike poses. And as awful as being smothered by ash may...

Moving one and a half inches a year sounds pretty slow, but it’s lightning quick for a mountain. It’s also exactly how quickly Sicily’s great Mount Etna is sliding into the Ionian Sea. At...

The Soputan volcano has started erupting in Sulawesi, Indonesia, just after the island was struck by a deadly and catastrophic M7.5 earthquake on September 28, 2018. It is unknown if the earthquake has triggered...

Besides the devastating M7.5 earthquake and tsunami in Palu, Indonesia, many volcanoes are being caught erupting around the globe. Here the latest volcanic eruptions: Manam volcano eruption - September 30, 2018 An eruption was recorded on...

Krakatau volcano sits in Indonesia. It erupted on September 16, 2018. Here some amazing videos: The above video of the eruption is a compilation of 3 videos from Instagram video1, video2, video3. And here a second...

The volcanic activity is increasing worldwide with at least 4 main eruptions - Piton de la Fournaise (Reunion Island), Sarychev (Russia), Nevados de Chillan (Chile) and Azumayama (Japan) - that have started on September...

Katla, a giant volcano hidden beneath the ice cap of Mýrdalsjökull glacier, is busy filling its magma chambers. An eruption in Katla would dwarf the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption. The volcano is long "overdue" for...

Here the last volcanic update with eruptions at Veniaminof, Karymsky, Turrialba, Krakatau and Kilauea. Eruption at Veniaminof Volcano in Alaska Alaska Volcano Observatory scientists increased the threat level of Mount Veniaminof from yellow to orange last...

STill unstable after a devastating and deadly eruption last June, Guatemala's 'Volcano of Fire' has spewed an avalanche of volcanic gas and rock, known as pyroclastic flow on September 7, 2018. Aerial footage of the...

This incredible photo shows the Villarrica volcano in Chile lighting up a snowy sky on September 2, 2018. Villarrica’s last eruption was in March 2015. The eruption prompted authorities to evacuate thousands of people...

Animation of the last 100 days of activity at Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island, with earthquakes also included. That was just awesome! The NWS’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) mitigates tsunami hazards in Hawai‘i produced...

An island volcano on the north coast of Papua New Guinea erupted early on Saturday, forcing 2,000 villagers to flee from lava flows. The eruption began at 6 a.m. local time (2000 GMT Friday),...

There is currently an enhanced earthquake activity around the world. Within 48 hours, more than 5 earthquakes larger than M6.0 have rattled the world, killing people and destroying infrastructures. In parallel, new volcanoes are...

A SUPER-VOLCANO in California which erupted with devastating results hundreds of thousands of years ago has a vast reservoir of semi-molten magma measuring a staggering 240 cubic MILES.