Vast volcanic ‘raft’ found in Pacific, near New Zealand
A vast “raft” of volcanic rocks covering 10,000 sq miles (26,000 sq km) of ocean has been spotted by a New Zealand military aircraft. A naval ship was forced to change course in order...
Category: Volcanoes
Are Volcanoes the New Source of Geothermal Energy?
Here’s a scary thought: scientists are testing the idea of pumping water into the sides of a dormant volcano in Oregon at pressures great enough to evoke small earthquakes. Why? Apparently, the boiling bowels...
Dormant volcano erupts in New Zealand
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Sakurajima volcano (Kyushu, Japan): stronger and more than usual frequent explosions
(multimedia) Sakurajima volcano continues to be particularly active. The volcano, known for its persistant svulcanian type eruptions, typically 1-2 per day, has been having more than usual frequent and stronger explosions during the past...
Supervolcanoes ‘can grow in just hundreds of years’
The largest volcanoes on our planet may take as little as a few hundred years to form and erupt. These “supervolcanoes” were thought to exist for as much as 200,000 years before releasing their...
Volcano Study Brings to Life Huge Alaska Eruption
MENLO PARK, Calif. – 100 years ago, in June 1912, the most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century took place in what is now Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. This massive volcanic event once...
Parts of Japan’s Mount Fuji in danger of collapse after new fault line discovered
(Source: AFP) GOTENBA, Japan — Parts of Japan’s Mount Fuji could collapse if a newly-discovered fault line under the mountain shifts, a government report warned Friday. A three-year study by seismologists discovered a previously-unknown active...
Yellowstone Super-Eruptions More Numerous Than Thought?
The huge volcanic crater that makes up much of Yellowstone may have seen more so-called super-eruptions than previously thought, a new study says. What’s more, Yellowstone’s super eruptions may be slightly less super...
The Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico
(multimedia) The Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico let off huge pluems of steam this week. The volcano has been especially active for the past week. Weather.com One of the world’s most-active volcanoes is threatening one...
Mexican volcano keeps locals awake
Xalitzintla – Residents at the foot of Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano no longer sleep soundly since the towering mountain roared back into action over a week ago, spewing out a hail of rocks, steam and...
