Scientists did not first notice Colima Volcano after the dramatic eruption of Mount St. Helens, in the US Pacific Northwest, on May 18, 1980. They
Category: Decade Volcano
Decade Volcano: Avachinsky-Koryaksky
Today we travel to the “Land of Stone Torches” — Kamchatka, in the Russian Far East, where plate tectonics shapes and reshapes what is perhaps
Decade Volcano: Nyiragongo
Africa has many active volcanoes. Why was Nyiragongo the only one to make the Decade Volcano list? Limits on funding and other resources forced volcanologists
Decade Volcano: Etna
From a distance, Sicily’s Mount Etna looks like your basic stratovolcano: large and pointy-topped with lots of lava flows on its slopes. Extra points for
Decade Volcano: Ulawun
Notice anything unusual about last summer’s sunsets and sunrises? The colors were slightly different. While they didn’t change enough to grab the world’s attention, as
Decade Volcano: Merapi
Two factors that attract visitors from around the world to this very active Indonesian volcano are its natural beauty and the chance to see an
