The young man was found dead in a small room near the entrance to the Hall of the Augustales, a civic order of freedmen, a bit like a freemason lodge. Perhaps he was a security guard. He’s been ...
The 1815 eruption produced 60 megatons of sulfur, and as a result, average global temperatures dropped by around 3°C (5.4°F).
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A volcano near Alaska’s most populous city could be on the brink of eruption after showing signs of unrest over the past 10 months, according to experts. Hundreds of small earthquakes have occurred ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. One common misconception about the eruption of Vesuvius is that it happened suddenly and was over in an instant. But some experts suggest the ...
Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula is experiencing a resurgence of volcanic activity, with a series of eruptions marking the reactivation of a long-dormant faultline. On Sunday, molten lava flowed through ...
Dec. 23, 2025 marks one year since the ongoing eruption at Kīlauea began, bringing glowing displays of lava and fountains sometimes as tall as the Empire State Building.
An eruption at Mount Spurr, the closest volcano to Alaska’s population centers, is now less likely, researchers said Thursday. Last month, the Alaska Volcano Observatory warned Alaskans that ...
Mount Kīlauea in Hawaii, which began its dramatic series of eruptions on December 23, has entered its fourth eruptive episode this week, with lava fountains and flows spewing from the Kaluapele summit ...