For a third straight day, residents of Kagoshima City are sweeping gray-white volcanic ash from rooftops, gutters, and car ...
There has been no change in the safe distance or sectoral recommendations for potential dangers related to Mount Merapi ...
Avalanches of ash, gas and rock that cascade downhill during volcanic eruptions may be even more dangerous than scientists had realized. Pulses of high pressure form within these slides, known as ...
A lava collapse at Mayon Volcano in the Philippines triggered a fast-moving pyroclastic flow on May 13, sending a volcanic plume thousands of feet into the air. Authorities said the volcano remains ...
At least 62 people were reported killed when Guatemala’s Volcan de Fuego erupted on Sunday, June 3, sending plumes of rock, gas, and ash over nearby villages, as well as a fast-moving and destructive ...
A spectacular display of lava and pyroclastic flow was seen in Stromboli on the afternoon of Dec 4. Just after 2pm a lava overflow and intense explosive activity started from the north crater, before ...
A pyroclastic flow (also known as a pyroclastic density current or a pyroclastic cloud) is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter (collectively known as tephra) that flows along the ...