Volcanologist Professor Chris Jackson discovers evidence of the deadly pyroclastic flow. Volcanologist Professor Chris Jackson reveals the power of the deadly pyroclastic flow that had swept through ...

Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, has again captivated the world with a spectacular show, spewing smoke and high into the sky.But the defining event of Monday’s eruption was the ...

Satellite photos have captured a glowing "river of fire" flowing down the flanks of Mount Etna during an explosive outburst that also unleashed a giant plume of ash, smoke and volcanic gases high ...

Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) represent some of the most formidable and complex volcanic phenomena, characterised by a turbulent mixture of solid particles and gases that surge down slopes at ...

Lava fountain from the summit crater of Mayon in the Philippines seen on January 23, 2018. This lava fountain is likely a few hundred meters tall. PHIVOLCS. In the Philippines, Mayon is erupting ...

In 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the nearby ancient Roman city of Pompeii and the smaller town of Herculaneum under deadly layers of volcanic ash, pumice and pyroclastic flows. But the ...

. The eruption produced a number of explosions and a pyroclastic flow that originated from the west side of the lava dome at the summit of the volcano. However, the most interesting bit comes from the ...