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Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano delivered a spectacular display on May 25 as lava fountains shot over 1,000 feet into the sky during ...
Lava fountains at Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano soared over 1,000 feet during a dramatic eruption captured by the U.S. Geological Survey. Episode 23 of the ongoing summit eruption saw both the north and ...
The main image on this page — above, spread out happily across the screen — is from the constantly fascinating illustrated ...
Introduction Tanzania is a nation of grand scenes, incredible natural life, and wealthy social legacy. At the heart of this East African jewel lie three unmatched ponders: Serengeti National park, the ...
Sunday marks 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state. The deadly eruption happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. on May 18, 1980, following months of small explosions and earthquakes.
Okjökull was a dome-shaped glacier situated around the summit crater on Ok (pronounced Auk), a 3,940-foot-tall (1,200 meters) shield volcano located 44 miles (71 kilometers) northwest of Reykjavík.
“the Glacier Priest,” head of the geology department ... his seaplane landed on the lake inside the crater. Sometimes he has traveled alone, visiting missions, mushing 1,600 mi.
Michelle Parks, a volcanologist with the Icelandic Meteorological Office, has been closely monitoring Askja, including submerging a temperature probe in Viti's crater lake, which measured 26.4 ...
The crater was formed when Askja ... A global concern A 2020 study identified 245 volcanoes within a 5 km radius of a glacier. Sources: ‘Global Mapping of Future Glaciovolcanism’ Global ...
the lava dome growing inside and the glacier fed by avalanches of snow and debris from the crater walls. The view on clear days features Mount Adams, Mount Rainier and Spirit Lake on the horizon.