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Red hot lava flowing on snow causes confusion
An Icelandic photographer posted footage on social media showing lava from the Sundhnúkagígar volcano flowing through snow without evaporating.
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The rock glows bright red like volcanic lava
A glowing, red-hot rock that looks like the lava of an erupting volcano has suddenly appeared in a field in Scotland.
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Discovered an unprecedented depth of volcanic lava
Researchers have identified a previously unknown source of volcanic lava at the extreme depth of the Earth, in the transition zone between the upper and lower layers.
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What happens when volcanic lava flows into the sea?
Melting volcanic lava that encounters cold seawater can create toxic clouds containing water vapor, hydrocyanic acid and micro-ice casing stones.
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Why do so many people live near volcanoes, challenge death?
Last week, the ground in the residential area of Leilani Estates, Hawaii, cracked, began spraying toxic fumes and lava of Kilauea volcano. At that time, 1,700 resident…
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The couple is buried by volcanic lava, not separated after thousands of years
In 79 AD, the volcano Vesuvius erupted and buried all of Pompeii in the ancient Roman empire. This place is like an extremely large cemetery.
Archeology
Hawaii volcanic lava carries information about the process of planet formation
Today, pedestrians visiting the Kilauea Iki crater in Hawaii only see an almost flat surface with sparse basalt. It looked like asphalt, but in November and December 195…
Environment
Lava falls on a cruise ship in Hawaii, more than 20 people were injured
On July 16, a lava fragment shot from Kilauea volcano in the island of Hawaii (USA) fell on a cruise ship, injuring 23 people.
Environment
Kilauea volcano has helped Hawaii
Since the outbreak of intense in early May 2018, Kilauea volcano has created one of the biggest disasters in the decade for the islanders of Hawaii.
Environment
Indonesian volcanic lava is green
A volcano in Indonesia erupts a blue lava flow created by sulfur burning.
Environment
Process of collecting molten lava from volcanoes
With only protective gear, a hammer and a bucket of water, geologists have turned the work of dangerous molten lava into a very gentle way.
Environment
Lava swallowed people's homes in Hawaii
Many people in the village of Pahoa in Hawaii, USA, had to flee by volcanic lava flows, leaving homes that are the target of thieves.
Environment
'Super volcano' formed faster than expected
The largest volcanoes on Earth, or 'super volcanoes', take only a few hundred years to form and erupt, not hundreds of thousands of years as scientists previously though…
Environment
The explosion in the ground can be caused by volcanic lava
Experts from the Vietnam Geological Society said that the loud explosions in the ground downstream of Song Tranh 2 hydropower dam (Quang Nam) could be caused by volcanic…
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Explore volcanic lava lakes that are 1,000 degrees Celsius hot
Tourists flocked to Nicaragua to see firsthand the 1,000-degree lava lake in the crater.