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Photos from the First-Ever Ascent of Mt. Michel, an Ultra-Remote Volcano
PetaPixel   28 February 2023   South Sandwich Islands  
Mt. Michael, an active volcano in the South Sandwich Islands, rises more than 3,000 feet above the southern Atlantic Ocean.
<p>A team of National Geographic explorers led by Renan Ozturk and Emma Nicholson was able to reach the summit crater of Mount Michel &mdash; a remote stratovolcano &mdash; and confirm the existence of one of nature&rsquo;s rarest phenomenons: a lava lake.</p ...
AIPT Science presents: The most devastating and uplifting geology stories of the decade
Adventuresinpoortaste   01 January 2020   World  
<p>The ground beneath our feet is constantly changing, and despite those changes taking place over millions of years, we’re able to experience geologic change in much shorter time spans. The last decade has been filled with geologic news, from deadly earthquakes, ...
Geologists Just Discovered a Source of Volcanoes Deeper Than Ever Before
Science Alert   20 May 2019   World  
(Wendy Kenigsberg/Clive Howard, Cornell University, modified from Mazza et al. 2019)
<p>Researchers have pinpointed a previously unknown source of volcanoes in the extreme depths of Earth - in the transition zone between the upper and lower mantle.<br />Until now, we thought we had a handle on the ways in which volcanoes form, welling up from ...
The 11 most dangerous volcanoes in California, ranked
Business Insider   07 November 2018   USA   California  
U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images
<p>In October, the US Geological Survey released a new report detailing the relative threats posed by volcanoes in the United States. It was the first updated threat assessment since 2005, and officials will use the data to prioritize volcanoes for research ...
Bali volcano: 50,000 flee Mount Agung as tremor magnitude intensifies
The Guardian   25 September 2017   Indonesia   bali  
Mount Agung as seen from a nearby village in Karangasem, Bali. Photograph: Made Nagi/EPA
<p>Nearly 50,000 people have been evacuated from their homes amid fears of an imminent volcanic eruption on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.</p><p>Mount Agung, 47 miles (75km) from the tourist hub of Kuta, has been shaking since August and threatening ...
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Costa Rica's Rincón de la Vieja Volcano explodes again
Rincón de la Vieja Volcano explodes again
<p><br />The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) on Tuesday evening posted a video of a new eruption at Rinc&oacute;n de la Vieja Volcano, located in Guanacaste province.</p> <p>The explosion was recorded at around 4:20 p.m. ...
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Nicaragua’s Momotombo Volcano Has Erupted For the First Time in 100 Years
WIRED   02 December 2015   Nicaragua   Momotombo volcano  
The Momotombo volcano spews a large plume of gas and ash as seen from the rural community of Papalonal, in Leon, Nicaragua, on December 2, 2015. ESTEBAN FELIX/AP
<p>LAST NIGHT NICARAGUA&rsquo;S Momotombo started its first eruption since 1905. The vigorous Strombolian eruption (see above and below) produced an impressive lava fountain along with a dark ash plume over the area near Lake Managua.</p> <p>Local reports ...
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Iceland's volcanoes could provide new renewable energy source for the UK
International Business Times   29 October 2015   Iceland   Iceland  
Volcanoes like Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland could provide a renewable energy source for the UKGetty Images)
<p>Iceland's volcanoes could become a new power source for the UK, under new plans expected to be announced by David Cameron on Thursday (29 October). The plan would see the construction of an electricity underwater pipeline between the UK and Iceland within ...
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Icelandic volcano released three times the toxic gas of Europe’s industry
heraldscotland.com   23 September 2015   Iceland   Vatna Glacier  
Icelandic volcano
<p>A VOLCANIC eruption in Iceland emitted on average three times as much of a toxic gas as all European industry combined, according to new research.</p><p>Scientists from Edinburgh and Leeds universities, along with experts from the Met Office, studied the ...
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Volcano of Fire lives up to its name: Ash spews FOUR miles into the air amid fears of the largest eruption in Mexico in a century
Daily Mail   13 July 2015   Mexico   Colima  
Clouds of ash filled the sky / AP
<p>Colima Volcano, known as the Volcano of Fire, began erupting on Thursday and has become increasingly active<br />Explosions of incandescent material shot out as far as five miles and ash fell, prompting people to leave their homes<br />The Governor of Colima ...
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