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New Images Capture Mount Etna's Massive Eruption From Space
Copernicus Sentinel-2C snapped dramatic photos of the eruption just minutes after it began, providing a unique perspective on the volcanic activity.
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Watch: Italy's Mount Etna Volcano Erupts With Ash And Lava, Sends Tourists Running For Safety
The eruption filled the Sicilian sky with smoke, with the famous landmark spewing ash and forcing visitors to scramble to safety.
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MIT Study Reveals Why Roman Concrete Lasts Thousands of Years
A 2023 study by MIT researchers has shed new light on the lasting strength of Roman concrete, which has supported structures like the Pantheon for nearly 2,000 years. The secret lies in ingredients like pozzolanic volcanic ash and lime clasts, combined using a unique method known as hot mixing. This technique enabled the concrete to heal itself ove...
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Watch: Japan's Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Sending Ash Plume 3,000 Metres Into The Sky
Sakurajima volcano in Japan erupted on May 15, 2025, sending a 3,000-meter ash plume into the air, with authorities closely monitoring the situation.
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What Caused Roman Empire's Collapse? Scientists May Finally Have The Answer
Ice age triggered by volcanic ash from three massive eruptions that lowered global temperatures may have caused the Roman Empire's collapse.
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30,000-Year-Old Vulture Feathers Discovered, Uniquely Preserved in Volcanic Ash
Fossilized feathers of a 30,000-year-old vulture, found in volcanic ash near Rome, have been analyzed, revealing a unique preservation process. Unlike typical fossilized feathers, these retained three-dimensional structures, likely due to zeolite minerals formed in the ash. Scientists believe the vulture was buried in a low-temperature pyroclastic ...
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Mount Spurr Volcano in Alaska Shows Signs of Possible Eruption
Mount Spurr, a stratovolcano west of Anchorage, has shown rising seismic activity, gas emissions, and melting snow, suggesting magma movement beneath the surface. Scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory believe an eruption is becoming more likely, with historical eruptions in 1953 and 1992 at Crater Peak having sent ash plumes over Anchorage. ...
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Watch: Stunning Moment Lava Meets Snow In Mount Etna Eruption
Mount Etna, Europe's highest volcano, has erupted with lava flowing down its snow-covered peak.
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Ancient Ice Core from Antarctica May Reveal Climate Mysteries from 1.2 Million Years Ago
A team of scientists in Antarctica has extracted a 2.8-kilometre-long ice core from Little Dome C, believed to be 1.2 million years old. The ice core contains trapped air bubbles and volcanic ash, offering valuable data on climate shifts and the Mid-Pleistocene Transition. The research aims to uncover the cause behind significant climatic changes a...
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Airlines Cancel Flights After Volcanic Eruptions. Why That's A Good Thing
At least three airlines cancelled flights between Australia and Bali this week after a volcano eruption in eastern Indonesia spewed a vast plume of volcanic ash into the air.
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Volcano Erupts In Indonesia Spewing Ash 10 Km High, 9 Killed
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted several times on Friday, belching volcanic ash that rose up to 10 km (32,800 ft) into the sky, officials said, following a big eruption on Sunday night that killed nine people.
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Video Shows Rivers Of Cold Lava After Volcanic Eruption In Philippines
The eruption sent a plume of ash kilometres into the sky and caused dozens of flights to be cancelled and hundreds of people to be evacuated.
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Indonesian Volcano Erupts Again, Sending Ash 7 Km Into Sky
Mount Ibu on Halmahera Island in Indonesia's North Maluku province erupted, throwing thick black volcanic ash over its peak as high as 7,000 metres, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.
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Indonesian Volcano Erupts Again, Sending Ash 5 Km Into Sky
Ibu volcano in Indonesia's Halmahera Island erupted again, sending volcanic ash as high as 5,000 metre to its peak, the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said.
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Indonesia's Semeru Volcano Erupts 5 Times In 90 Minutes, Km-High Ash Cloud
The Semeru volcano in Indonesia's East Java province erupted five times today, spewing volcanic ash up to 900 meters over its peak, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.
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New Images Capture Mount Etna's Massive Eruption From Space
Copernicus Sentinel-2C snapped dramatic photos of the eruption just minutes after it began, providing a unique perspective on the volcanic activity.
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Watch: Italy's Mount Etna Volcano Erupts With Ash And Lava, Sends Tourists Running For Safety
The eruption filled the Sicilian sky with smoke, with the famous landmark spewing ash and forcing visitors to scramble to safety.
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MIT Study Reveals Why Roman Concrete Lasts Thousands of Years
A 2023 study by MIT researchers has shed new light on the lasting strength of Roman concrete, which has supported structures like the Pantheon for nearly 2,000 years. The secret lies in ingredients like pozzolanic volcanic ash and lime clasts, combined using a unique method known as hot mixing. This technique enabled the concrete to heal itself ove...
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Watch: Japan's Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Sending Ash Plume 3,000 Metres Into The Sky
Sakurajima volcano in Japan erupted on May 15, 2025, sending a 3,000-meter ash plume into the air, with authorities closely monitoring the situation.
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What Caused Roman Empire's Collapse? Scientists May Finally Have The Answer
Ice age triggered by volcanic ash from three massive eruptions that lowered global temperatures may have caused the Roman Empire's collapse.
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30,000-Year-Old Vulture Feathers Discovered, Uniquely Preserved in Volcanic Ash
Fossilized feathers of a 30,000-year-old vulture, found in volcanic ash near Rome, have been analyzed, revealing a unique preservation process. Unlike typical fossilized feathers, these retained three-dimensional structures, likely due to zeolite minerals formed in the ash. Scientists believe the vulture was buried in a low-temperature pyroclastic ...
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Mount Spurr Volcano in Alaska Shows Signs of Possible Eruption
Mount Spurr, a stratovolcano west of Anchorage, has shown rising seismic activity, gas emissions, and melting snow, suggesting magma movement beneath the surface. Scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory believe an eruption is becoming more likely, with historical eruptions in 1953 and 1992 at Crater Peak having sent ash plumes over Anchorage. ...
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Watch: Stunning Moment Lava Meets Snow In Mount Etna Eruption
Mount Etna, Europe's highest volcano, has erupted with lava flowing down its snow-covered peak.
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Ancient Ice Core from Antarctica May Reveal Climate Mysteries from 1.2 Million Years Ago
A team of scientists in Antarctica has extracted a 2.8-kilometre-long ice core from Little Dome C, believed to be 1.2 million years old. The ice core contains trapped air bubbles and volcanic ash, offering valuable data on climate shifts and the Mid-Pleistocene Transition. The research aims to uncover the cause behind significant climatic changes a...
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Airlines Cancel Flights After Volcanic Eruptions. Why That's A Good Thing
At least three airlines cancelled flights between Australia and Bali this week after a volcano eruption in eastern Indonesia spewed a vast plume of volcanic ash into the air.
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Volcano Erupts In Indonesia Spewing Ash 10 Km High, 9 Killed
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted several times on Friday, belching volcanic ash that rose up to 10 km (32,800 ft) into the sky, officials said, following a big eruption on Sunday night that killed nine people.
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Video Shows Rivers Of Cold Lava After Volcanic Eruption In Philippines
The eruption sent a plume of ash kilometres into the sky and caused dozens of flights to be cancelled and hundreds of people to be evacuated.
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Indonesian Volcano Erupts Again, Sending Ash 7 Km Into Sky
Mount Ibu on Halmahera Island in Indonesia's North Maluku province erupted, throwing thick black volcanic ash over its peak as high as 7,000 metres, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.
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Indonesian Volcano Erupts Again, Sending Ash 5 Km Into Sky
Ibu volcano in Indonesia's Halmahera Island erupted again, sending volcanic ash as high as 5,000 metre to its peak, the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said.
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Indonesia's Semeru Volcano Erupts 5 Times In 90 Minutes, Km-High Ash Cloud
The Semeru volcano in Indonesia's East Java province erupted five times today, spewing volcanic ash up to 900 meters over its peak, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.
