Volcanoes are among the most powerful forces of nature. Throughout history, some eruptions have shaken the Earth, changed the weather, and even affected human life for years. Scientists use the ...
Yellowstone has erupted three times in the past 2.1 million years, and each event buried large portions of North America ...
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) — La Soufriere volcano has fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas in the biggest explosive eruption yet since volcanic activity began on the eastern Caribbean island ...
(via SciShow) What was the biggest volcanic eruption of all time? Was it a huge explosion like Mt. Tambora? Not even close. In this episode, SciShow takes on the biggest volcanic eruptions to ever ...
Scientists have discovered that shear forces inside rising magma can create gas bubbles long before pressure drops occur. The intensity of a volcanic eruption is shaped by how many gas bubbles develop ...