Volcano

Volcano

A vent or opening in a planet's surface that lets out pressurized molten rocks or magma, and gases from the inner core. Volcanoes come in various shapes and structure, but the most common ones are mountain-like structures with a crater at the summit.

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Thera

Natural environment; Volcano

Some 3,500 years ago, an event of cataclysmic proportions rocked the Mediterranean. The volcano at Thera (later known as the Greek island of Santorini) exploded with what is estimated at four to five ...

Nevado del Ruiz

Natural environment; Volcano

The eruption was small — in volcanic terms, that is — producing only about 3% of the ash ejected by Mount St. Helens in 1980. Instead, it was the mudflows that made Colombia's 1985 Nevado del ...

Villarrica

Natural environment; Volcano

Villarrica, one of Chile's most active volcanoes erupted in the early hours of February 7th, 2015 spewing ash and lava upto 1000m (3,300ft) forcing the evacuation of 3,385 people in nearby ...