White Island volcano survivor Stephanie Browitt has shared harrowing details about her road to recovery. Ms Browitt, 23, suffered third degree burns to 70 per cent of her body, while her sister and father were killed in the December 2019 eruption off the east coast of New Zealand. On Sunday the Victorian woman, from Craigieburn in … Read more
New research connects a 12th century volcano eruption in Japan to years of famine in Europe, as volcanic sulfates in the atmosphere contributed to frigid summer days, heavy rainfall and widespread crop failure Researchers found new links between a volcano in Japan and European famine The team identified volcanic sulfates in ice core samples from … Read more
Volcano in China that was believed to be extinct may now be ‘recharging,’ experts say after discovering chambers filled with molten lava beneath the surface Experts created a 3D map underneath the Wieshan volcano in China The volcano last erupted 500,000 years ago and was said to be extinct Following the analysis, the team found two … Read more
Olivia Culpo puts her decorating skills to the test as she builds a volcano cake for her nephew Remi’s second birthday By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 07:20 BST, 14 June 2020 | Updated: 07:20 BST, 14 June 2020 Olivia Culpo has made it known on Instagram that she is head-over-heels for her nephew Remi. … Read more
WHAT IS THE RING OF FIRE? Roughly 450 volcanoes make up this horseshoe-shaped belt with Kilauea situated in the middle. The belt follows the coasts of South America, North America, eastern Asia, Australia and New Zealand. It’s known for frequent volcanic and seismic activity caused by the colliding of crustal plates. America’s most dangerous volcanoes … Read more
WHAT IS THE RING OF FIRE? Roughly 450 volcanoes make up this horseshoe-shaped belt with Kilauea situated in the middle. The belt follows the coasts of South America, North America, eastern Asia, Australia and New Zealand. It’s known for frequent volcanic and seismic activity caused by the colliding of crustal plates. America’s most dangerous volcanoes … Read more
Heavy rainfall caused the massive eruption of the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii two years ago by softening the rock plugging its crater, according to a new study. US researchers say the dramatic eruption in 2018, which destroyed hundreds of homes, was due to wet volcanic rock, which cracks easily under pressure. Local rainfall patterns contributed … Read more
Krakatoa volcano erupts ‘spewing plumes of ash several kilometres into the air’ – as people hear a loud boom 150km away in Jakarta The Krakatoa volcano has reportedly erupted in Indonesia Satellite imagery captured plumes of ash shooting 15km into the sky The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa killed more than 36,000 people By Daily Mail … Read more
The boy struggled, but his hands were bound and the priest, a towering figure, was too strong. Pacing behind them with a 16-inch blade in one hand, the priestess was indifferent to the pleadings of the youth. For miles they had walked, from the great city of Knossos, cradle of the Minoan civilisation, up into … 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