The eruption of Pinatubo in June 1991 could easily have been among the worst volcanic disasters in history. Only one other eruption in the 20th century released more volcanic material, and ...
Mount Adams, a 3742 meter volcano located in Washington State, is showing signs of unusually high seismic activity. That is ...
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) reported Thursday that lava flows are expanding east and southeast from the ...
Here, we've ranked the deadliest eruptions in history. Mount Pelée (1902) Death toll: 30,000 It’s considered the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century. Krakatoa (1883) Death toll ...
See a slide show of the worst volcanic disasters in history and learn what caused the casualties. How do you measure the size of a volcanic eruption? Just as seismologists measure the size of an ...
Earth has had a dramatic history, filled with its share of angry outbursts. Here's how the largest volcanic eruptions measure up. The Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) ranks eruptions by size and ...
known as the Laki eruption, is one of the worst in recorded history. It spewed so much toxic volcanic gasses across the landscape that it killed off most of the local farm animals and reduced the ...