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What Happens When A Volcano Erupts Underwater?

Volcanic eruptions are perhaps nature's most terrifying display of power. Catastrophic eruptions of volcanoes like Mount Vesuvius, Krakatoa, and Mount St. Helens have gone down as some of the most ...
Big Island Now

Kīlauea volcano’s rare eruption at summit, with 38 episodes and counting, hits 1-year anniversary

1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption: It happened in the crater just north of the volcano’s caldera, lasting only about a month with 17 ...
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 volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...
Houston Public Media

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts again and shoots lava for 31st time since December

HONOLULU — Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet (30 meters) into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. It was Kilauea's 31st display ...
Live Science

A parade of volcanoes is erupting in Russia following an 8.8 earthquake

Six Russian volcanoes erupted shortly after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck nearby, with a seventh possibly to follow. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
CNN

Kilauea’s eruption is back as the Hawaii volcano shoots lava for the 31st time since December

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. It was Kilauea’s 31st display of molten rock since ...