More than 1,500 people have been evacuated from the region surrounding the Chaiten Volcano in Southern Chile.

This is the first time Chaiten has erupted in 9,000 years.

Words to go with pictures here. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

ARMED police today forced Indonesian villagers to evacuate plains surrounding a volcano that experts believe is poised to erupt, as aid workers braced for a potential disaster. Some of the villagers decided to stay. picked by maxriter 12 months ago

The first evidence of a volcanic eruption from beneath Antarctica’s most rapidly changing ice sheet is reported this week in the journal Nature Geosciences. The volcano on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet erupted 2000 years ago (325BC) and remains active. Using airborne ice-sounding radar, scientists discovered a layer of ash produced by a ‘subglacial’ volcano. It extends across an a... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

The Guardian is running a special showcasing some of the best interviews in the 20th century. These include Hitler, Mae West, Castro, Margaret Thatcher, Malcom X, Marilyn Monroe, and many many more. Interesting reading picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Hundreds of Indonesians have fled their homes after a volcano erupted spewing ash and smoke thousands of metres into the air. picked by lostsoul135 6 months ago

The Hawaii earthquakes that resulted in more than $200 million in damage in October were caused by continued settling of Mauna Loa, the world's largest volcano, seismologists have concluded. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Sparks lit the night sky and a small stream of lava was flowing down the volcano as Italy's Mount Etna lit the night sky over Naples with a hellish red glow. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

A virtual tour of Yellowstones super volcano. Arguably one of the largest volcano's in the world. Its explosion could be so massive that it would dwarf any other volcanic explosions in human history...good stuff! picked by missy1979 2 years ago

Here are a number of excellent images of Klyuchevskoy Volcano which has been erupting on the Kamchatka penninsula over the past few weeks. The text is in Russian but these twenty photos are worth a look even if you do not read that language. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The eruption of ashes to the altitude of 500-700 meters from the Klyuchevskaya Sopka Volcano were registered in Kamchatka. The plume of ashes stretched for 105 kilometers northeast of the gigantic volcano. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

There were no immediate reports of casualties and the area is shrouded in fog, blocking the view of the volcano. picked by hisidea 12 months ago

Tired of normal surfing? Have you hit everything from the wave machine at your local swimming pool to the latest tsunami? How about Volcano Surfing? No, not lava surfing, but surfing the waves 20 feet from where the lava hits the ocean. Surfing in boiling hot water is the latest extreme event. picked by bernardblack 3 months ago

When you don't have access to the searing flames of a real volcano, I guess a 20 ft burning plastic volcano will do. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

Slideshow of volcano images. The one in the theme pic is my favourite. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Twentieth Century Fox's latest marketing scheme: join up with the Franklin Mint to get 40,000 coins in circulation. These special coins feature a picture of the Silver Surfer (see left) and will be legal tender. picked by TheStep 1 year ago

After 2 1/2 years of negotiations, "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane has new deal with 20th Century Fox TV that will make him the highest-paid writer-producer working in television.

Ladies, he is 34 and single picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

Oldoinyo Lengai, or 'Mountain of God' is located in Tanzania and is unique amongst volcanoes on Earth: its low-temperature natrocarbonatite lavas will often form eerie, surreal pinnacles and features that quickly turn to powder.

More on the volcano here and here picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

As clouds of toxic ash and dust tower into the sky, they ionise the air, generating an explosive electrical storm. Colossal forks of lightning spark around the noxious plume as it spews from the volcano's crater, creating an image of raw, terrifying energy - as if the air itself were ablaze. Video of the eruption here. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The "mud volcano" which displaced more than 13,000 Indonesian's in East Java is being dramatised through a soap opera in one of the weirdest public relations exercise. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

Indonesian geophysicists hope to stem the flow of a destructive mud volcano on East Java by dropping chains of concrete balls into its mouth. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago