Where in the World?
This sulfuric crater is part of an 8,884-foot-high active volcano – one of the few accessible active volcanoes in the (hint!!) Americas. But where in the world is it? Venture a guess in the comments, and then find out »
Iceland Volcano Snarls Air Travel
Photo: Reuters Update: European air traffic controllers said airspace will return to normal on Thursday, after the Grimsvotn volcano eruption in Iceland last weekend. More than a 1,000 flights were canceled due to the plume of ash and soot. ——– Iceland’s main airport remains closed …
Demystifying Mount Kilauea
Photo: Mount Kilauea erupting March 6 in Hawaii (USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory) Mount Kilauea attracted a slurry of national media attention on March 7, a few days after the Big Island volcano began erupting from a new location, and hot lava spewed up to 80 …
Volcano Erupts Again in Japan
Shinmoedake, a volcano in southern Japan, erupted for the ninth time in a week. The 4,660-foot volcano spewed a cloud of smoke and ash as high as 4,920 feet on Wednesday. Japan’s Meteorological Agency issued a level 3 alert, which indicates an eruption may seriously …
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