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.

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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.

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 ...

Bereaved families and others held a moment of silence at 4:08 p.m. -- the time the pyroclastic flow created by a violent eruption hit the area 34 years ago -- at the Kitakamikoba farming training ...

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.