Volcanic Eruptions

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The world's most dangerous parking lot
Environment

The world's most dangerous parking lot

Reckless drivers park their cars right next to Eyjafjallajvkull volcano that is erupting molten lava to 1,200 degrees Celsius in Iceland, creating the world's most dange…

December 16, 2018
The warming earth will wake up the volcano
Environment

The warming earth will wake up the volcano

When the volcano erupts, the impact on the climate is huge, one of the risks is that the amount of sulfur dioxide gas sprayed on the stratosphere increases.

December 16, 2018
'Super volcano' formed faster than expected
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…

December 16, 2018
Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico is about to erupt
Environment

Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico is about to erupt

The National Disaster Center (Cenapred) has raised the warning level to the third gold level, the third high. Many schools around the 5454m high mountain have been close…

December 16, 2018
Colombia alarms high on Nevado del Ruiz volcano
Environment

Colombia alarms high on Nevado del Ruiz volcano

Colombia's National Institute of Environment and Weather (IDEAM) on April 8 issued a high alert to residential areas near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Caldas and Tolim…

December 16, 2018
A wake up volcano in Indonesia
Environment

A wake up volcano in Indonesia

Dust and gas erupt from one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes today, making people in the surrounding villages worry, but the government has not issued an evacuation…

December 16, 2018