Scientists have found previously undocumented ash deposits buried beneath the Lava Creek Tuff in Wyoming — and at least one ...

AFP Types of volcanic eruptions Posted: March 10, 2025 | Last updated: March 19, 2025 The five main types of volcanic eruptions and their characteristics, depending on the composition and ...

The two types of volcano form in different places and have very different characteristics. Ash released from shield volcanoes often builds up around the vent forming a steep, round hill known as a ...

Volcanoes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and volcanoes and featuring case studies from ...

A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a plume of ash about 2.5 miles into the sky and forcing authorities to suspend school in four villages due to ashfall.

Alaska residents are again being urged to brace themselves for a possible eruption of ... Mount Spurr has two vents (openings) in the Earth's crust from which lava, volcanic gas and other ...

The eruption created a massive caldera (a depression formed by a volcanic eruption), effectively splitting the island in two. The northwestern portion became the island of Epi, with a landmass of ...

Ten years after a new islet born in a massive eruption nearby swallowed it ... by seabirds that have been breeding on the island. Two types of seabirds of the booby and gannet family--two ...