Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) represent some of the most formidable and complex volcanic phenomena, characterised by a turbulent mixture of solid particles and gases that surge down slopes at ...

When a supervolcano erupts, it spews rivers of hot ash and gas across immense distances, in some cases travelling more than 100 miles in slow, dense currents. This is according to a new study, which ...

Geologists have determined why — unlike in the neighbouring town of Pompeii — the inhabitants of the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum were not well-preserved by the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius ...

GUATEMALA’S Fuego volcano erupted to deadly effect on Sunday and the “very, very fast moving” mixture of hot gas and rock means startled locals stuck in the path on the pyroclastic flow “cannot outrun ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Geological Agency has set the volcanic activity status of Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java, to level IV or Warning since Wednesday afternoon, November 19, 2025, at 5:00 PM ...