Minoans wiped out 3,500 years ago by the devastating volcanic eruption of Thera that belched out vast amounts of acid and destroyed the ancient civilisation, study finds Mount There on Santorini erupted on 1,560BC and destroyed Minoans on Crete Acid from molten rock wiped out the civilisation and travelled as far as America It was … Read more
The Taal Volcano in the Philippines woke from a 43-year long slumber in January, spewing a nine mile stream of ash into the area that desolated the surrounding landscape. Two months after the eruption, NASA has shared images of the Pacific Island that show the once tropic terrain still ‘looks more like the moon’. Aside … Read more
A White Island tour guide who survived the deadly volcano eruption with burns to 45 per cent of her body has learnt to walk again. Kelsey Waghorn, who had worked for White Island Tours for five years, was leading a group of tourists when the volcano erupted off the coast of Whakatane in New Zealand … Read more