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 3 months ago

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 3 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 9 months ago

You have probably never heard of this volcano but it produced the most powerful eruption of the 20th century. People 800 miles away heard the blast - over one hour after it occurred. picked by rockhunter 11 months ago

Volcanoes can trigger earthquakes, avalanches and devastating lava flows. Add to this list lightning, which has now been detected striking from the mouth of a mountainous beast. picked by Browntrout 1 year 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

Hundreds of Indonesians have fled their homes after a volcano erupted spewing ash and smoke thousands of metres into the air. picked by lostsoul135 3 months 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 1 year ago

One third of Melipeuco's 3 thousand inhabitants voluntarily evacuated the area to the safety of nearby Cunco. picked by hisidea 7 months 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

An unlikely but possible event occurred this week in the Texas Lottery when the same numbers were drawn on two consecutive days. 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 11 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 6 months ago