Pyroclastic flows — volcanic avalanches of gas, ash and rock — possess rhythmic, high-pressure pulses, a new study suggests. Stocktrek Images/Richard Roscoe/Getty Images Plus ...

Pyroclastic flow is how 30,000 people died in the eruption of Mount Pelee in 1902. When Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D., more than 13,000 people died in pyroclastic flow, although the exact death toll ...

A ‘diluted pyroclastic density current’ (PDC) blasted from the volcano at a temperature of around 550C, according to a new study which used analysis of charcoal to reconstruct the event.

Pyroclastic flow is also how 30,000 people died in the eruption of Mount Pelee in 1902. How is it different than Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano? More on Science and Tech More videos ...

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 ...

A volcanic eruption in what’s now Morocco preserved ancient trilobite specimens in nearly pristine condition about half a billion years ago, according to a new study.

A satellite has caught a glimpse of the explosion as well as the pyroclastic flow of mud and ash. It has only been a year since the intense eruption at Mount Semeru, the tallest and most active ...

Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano situated on the Italian island of Sicily, once again stirred to life on Monday, unleashing a dramatic display of volcanic activity. Italy's ...

JAKARTA: Mount Merapi, an active volcano in Central Java and Yogyakarta, has recently emitted lava and pyroclastic flows that reached distances of up to 1.5km from its summit.