IFLScience

In 1815, The Largest Eruption In Recorded History Plunged Earth Into A Volcanic Winter

The 1815 eruption produced 60 megatons of sulfur, and as a result, average global temperatures dropped by around 3°C (5.4°F).

Glaciers are melting. It may reawaken the world’s most dangerous volcanoes

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.
Morning Overview on MSN

Japan’s worst volcanic disaster unleashes a monster tsunami

The deadliest volcanic disaster in Japan’s history did not end with fire or ash, but with water. When the slopes of a restless mountain collapsed into the sea in 1792, the impact hurled a towering ...
Smithsonian Magazine

For 25 Years, the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program Has Kept Weekly Tabs on Volcanic Eruptions Around the World. Here’s How They Do It

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active ...
CNN

The eerie remains of Pompeii seem untouched. But new findings reveal a little-known postscript

The once-thriving Roman city of Pompeii resembles an eerie time capsule, seemingly unoccupied since a catastrophic volcanic eruption in AD 79, with the remains of its inhabitants forever frozen under ...
WTEN

An AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst

TOKYO (AP) — Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released computer- and AI-generated videos showing a simulation of a potential ...