AvatarJay GreenFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 days agoHow Volcanoes Workhowstuffworks.com - Tom HarrisMost land volcanoes have the same basic structure, but volcano shape and size varies considerably. There are several elements that these different …
AvatarJay GreenFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 days agoVolcano Watch: Establishing a nascent monitoring program on Pico Basile Volcano, Equatorial Guinea - West Hawaii Todaywesthawaiitoday.com - Hawaiian Volcano ObservatoryIn 2012, steam began to rise from beneath the cracked concrete of a telecommunication station at the summit of Pico Basile volcano on Bioko Island, …
AvatarJay GreenAvatarAvatarIceland Volcano Erupts for Third Time, Prompting Evacuations and Temporary Blue Lagoon ClosureAFAR MediaHere’s what travelers heading to Iceland need to know. For the third time since December, a volcano erupted on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, …
AvatarJay GreenAvatarAvatarIceland’s Blue Lagoon evacuated ahead of ‘imminent’ volcanic eruptionverified_publisherCNNCNN — Iceland has evacuated its world-famous Blue Lagoon due to nearby seismic activity that suggests an “imminent” volcanic eruption, the country’s public broadcaster RÚV reported Saturday. Magma has begun flowing after “intense seismic activity” in the area around the lagoon, a popular geothermal …
AvatarJay GreenAvatarAvatarIceland volcano erupts again, spewing fountains of lavaverified_publisherReutersCOPENHAGEN, March 16 (Reuters) - A volcano in Iceland erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December, the country's meteorological office said, spewing smoke and bright orange lava into the air in sharp contrast against the dark night sky. In a video shot from a Coast Guard helicopter and …
AvatarJay GreenAvatarAvatarA 280-mile-long volcano may have been discovered on Mars—hiding in plain sightverified_publisherNational Geographic - Robin George AndrewsThe colossal volcano is taller than Mount Everest, would reach from New York City to Washington, D.C., and may be a promising site to look for ancient remnants of microbial life.
AvatarJay GreenAvatarAvatarIceland's latest volcanic eruption will have an impact as far as Russiaverified_publisherCBS News - By Li CohenIceland's Reykjanes peninsula is experiencing its fourth volcanic eruption since December. And this time, the impact is expected to be more …
AvatarJay GreenScientists Point to Supervolcano as Reason Why Humanity First Left Africatheamazelab - Amaze LabYou have probably heard the phrase “out of Africa” before, referring to humanity’s predecessors leaving the continent and spreading across the globe.While this is the de facto theory about our species’ origins, there’s still a question about why they left and experts have a new theory.
AvatarJay GreenFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDeepsea eruption expected off Vancouver Island after 200 earthquakes in an hourcp24.com - Ashley JoannouAn eruption of magma under the Pacific Ocean floor far off Vancouver Island will be so hot the water will fizz but only scientists will …
AvatarJay GreenFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoVolcano on uninhabited Galapagos island spews lavamanchesterjournal.comA volcano on an uninhabited island of Ecuador's famous Galapagos archipelago is spewing lava, authorities said Sunday, potentially threatening an …
AvatarJay GreenAvatarAvatarPotentially devastating events that will happen when one of world's 14 supervolcanoes eruptLADbibleAlthough there are only 14 known supervolcanoes in the world - it takes just one eruption to have an unimaginable impact on the planet. Sorry if I've …
AvatarJay GreenStoryboardTHE MOST DISTURBING PART OF POMPEII'S DESTRUCTION ISN'T WHAT YOU THINKAvatarCurated byGrungeYou might think the most disturbing part of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii, Herculaneum, and other towns was that the people living there had no warning. If they had better technology, or even saw a bit of smoke or a stream of lava, they might have realized what was going on and been able to escape in time. It's the inevitability of the deaths of thousands of people that seems so tragic; like it's ridiculously unfair they weren't given a fighting chance.