. The eruption produced a number of explosions and a pyroclastic flow that originated from the west side of the lava dome at the summit of the volcano. However, the most interesting bit comes from the ...

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 ...

Witness the explosive eruption at Paluweh that followed the dramatic lava dome collapse, revealing stunning pyroclastic flow deposits. Aqua/MODIS image of Paluweh, showing the thermal anomaly caused ...

It is one of the hottest occurrences in nature taking place in one of the planet's most frozen regions. This Nasa images shows the aftermath of a pyroclastic flow at the Shiveluch volcano in the ...

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 ...

In 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the nearby ancient Roman city of Pompeii and the smaller town of Herculaneum ...

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 ...