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.

Fuego's pyroclastic flow is the reason why so many people died in the volcano's most recent eruption compared to the last major eruption in 1974, when no deaths were officially recorded.

Pyroclastic flows [or surges] can move at over 100km per hour, and may not be hot enough to glow like molten lava. “They can travel further, as well as much faster, than lava flows.

Here is all you need to know about pyroclastic flows and how they affect super-volcanoes such as Fuego. By Kate Whitfield 10:42, Tue, Jun 5, 2018 | UPDATED: 10:58, Tue, Jun 5, 2018 Bookmark ...

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.