Join us on a journey to Montserrat, known as the "Pompeii of the Caribbean." This video documents the aftermath and ongoing ...

Join us on a journey to Montserrat, known as the "Pompeii of the Caribbean." This video documents the aftermath and ongoing activity of the Soufrière Hills volcano, which erupted in the 1990s, burying ...

What made Mount Etna’s latest eruption so rare The defining event of Monday’s eruption was the rare pyroclastic flow from the southwestern crater, not visible from a distance.

Pyroclastic density current (PDC): A turbulent, high-density flow composed of volcanic ash, lapilli and gases that descends rapidly along a volcano’s slope following an eruption.

Mount Etna eruptions are commonly described as “Strombolian eruptions” – though as we will see, that may not apply to this event. What happened at Etna? The eruption began with an increase in pressure ...

The most recent pyroclastic flows with significant reach were recorded on Feb. 10, 2022, Oct. 23, 2021, Dec. 13, 2020, and Feb. 11, 2014, Marco Viccaro, president of Italy’s national volcanology ...