Volcano

Mount Bromo Turns Indonesian Skies Scarlet (PICTURES)

Hotspot media | Sara C Nelson | Posted 09.05.2013 | UK

Red smoke billows eerily above Indonesia’s Mount Bromo volcano in these spectacular sunrise and sunset shots. Captured by landscape photographer...

Did a Comet, Asteroid or a Giant Volcano Kill Off the Dinosaurs?

Professor Dougal Jerram | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK Tech
Professor Dougal Jerram

The latest in an array of possible causes of the 'Death of the Dinosaurs', is the possibility that it was a comet that was responsible for the dinosaurs demise.

Mountains Jim... But Not as We Know Them! An Insider's Guide to Volcano Spotting

Professor Dougal Jerram | Posted 18.05.2013 | UK Tech
Professor Dougal Jerram

In my eyes the best, and arguably the most reliable volcano I turn to when I need my magma fix, is Stromboli. Set as the easternmost island of the Aeolian chain, north of Sicily, this wondrous volcano has been erupting like a volcanic heartbeat for over 2000 years.

Planet Appetite: Unspoilt Caribbean Cool in St. Kitts, Leeward Islands, West Indies

Rupert Parker | Posted 11.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Rupert Parker

St. Kitts is one of the smallest of the Caribbean islands but has a huge amount to offer, including palm fringed beaches and volcano hiking. "Focu...

Iceland Volcano Eyjafjallajökull Oozes Molten Lava (PICTURES)

Barcroft Media | Sara C Nelson | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK

Cars sit in the shadow of a volcano spilling 1200-degree-centigrade molten lava in this remarkable set of pictures. Daredevil - and decidedly hot ...

Extinction-Level Super Volcano Growing In The Pacific, Unfortunately

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 14.04.2013 | UK Tech

Bad news, everyone - you have another near-certain world-ending catastrophe to look forward to. Scientists have confirmed that two continent-sized ...

Will 'Mount Doom' In New Zealand Blow?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.11.2012 | UK

A volcano that featured as Mount Doom in Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy could erupt soon, say experts. Mt Ruapehu in New Zealand is al...

'Giant Balloon Of Magma' Inflates Beneath Santorini Volcano

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 10.09.2012 | UK

Santorini’s volcano last had a major eruption 3,600 years ago, which buried the island beneath metres of pumice. Since then, it’s been very qui...

PICTURES: New Zealand Volcano's Surprise Eruption After 115 Years

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.08.2012 | UK

UPDATE: Second New Zealand Volcano 'Burps' Days After Eruption Of Mount Tongariro (PICTURES) A New Zealand volcano has erupted for the first time i...

Vesuvian Moments of Significance

Gillian Darley | Posted 18.07.2012 | Home
Gillian Darley

I'm not a geologist, vulcanologist nor even a phenomenologist but I've spent a lot of time in the last few years reading about and watching Vesuvius, mostly online or in the media, and once or twice on the spot, while writing a book on its enduring fascination.

Iceland From Above: A Birds Eye View From 9,000ft (PICTURES)

Barcroft Media | Sara C Nelson | Posted 14.05.2012 | UK

Source: Barcroft Media Desolate and apocalyptic, these birds eye view photos show Iceland's extreme landscape from a unique angle. The eerie s...

Icelandic Volcanoes 'Could Power UK'

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK

Britain could one day be powered by volcanoes, if a new plan to tap the power of Iceland's geothermal energy gets off the ground. Iceland has the p...

PHOTOS: Lava-Loving Snapper Endures Blazing Heat To Take Extraordinary Images

Barcroft Media | Michael Carroll | Posted 28.03.2012 | UK

This is the moment a volcano-chasing photographer got as close as possible to a volcano with NO protective gear. At times just a foot away from mo...

How Earthquakes On The Red Planet Could Sustain Alien Life (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 25.04.2012 | UK Tech

Recent earthquakes on Mars point at the existence of active volcanoes and liquid reservoirs that could sustain life on the Red Planet. A recent qu...

EasyJet-Funded Ash Detection Device Arrives Just In Time For Giant Eruption

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 08.12.2011 | UK Tech

Tonnes of thick ash that spewed into the atmosphere after Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted in 2010 cost the airline industry an estimated £...

WATCH: Ecuador Volcano Silently Spews Deadly Ash Two Miles High

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 30.11.2011 | UK

Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano is spewing fire and ash more than 2.5 miles into the sky, and some communities have begun to evacuate voluntarily as the ...

Video: Massive Sinkhole Opens Up Under Pensioner's Bed

zoomin.tv | Posted 20.09.2011 | UK

A Guatemalan pensioner had a narrow escape after a giant sinkhole opened under her bed as she was sleeping. Watch the video courtesy of zoomin.tv ...