March 14, 2017
Pyroclastic flows, not caldera collapse, caused Santorini tsunamis
The 1650 B.C. eruption of the Greek island volcano Santorini, located in the Aegean Sea, triggered tsunamis that heavily damaged coastal towns …
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June 16, 2016
Slow-moving super-eruptions still travel great distances
When Hollywood movies depict the destruction unleashed by volcanic eruptions, they usually focus on red-hot lava, but even more dangerous are …
January 5, 2012
Hazardous Living: Thirty years after Mount St. Helens exploded
Thirty years ago today, sometime not long after 8:30 a.m. Pacific time, Mount St. Helens explosively erupted. The shock wave from the eruption …