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Volcano Cam Now Available
[/caption] Via the Bad Astronomer, there is now a live video feed of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland. It comes…
Latest Satellite Images of Eyjafjallajokull, the Volcano that Keeps on Giving
[/caption] Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull Volcano continues to spew out a thick plume of ash. Seen here on May 11, 2010, the…
Shock Waves, Volcanic Bombs From Eyjafjallajokull
The volcano in Iceland keeps producing eye-popping effects. Now that the ash isn't spewing quite so dramatically,the mouth of the…
Deep, Fiery Undersea Volcano Captured on Video
Ever seen fire and smoke under water before? Oceanographers using a remotely operated underwater vehicle discovered and recorded the first…
Composite Volcano
[/caption] Geologists have identified 3 major types of volcanoes. There's the shield volcano, formed from low viscosity lava that can…
What is a Volcanic Neck?
Remember that strange rock formation in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It looked like the top of a toothpaste…
Barcena Volcano
[/caption] Barcena is a volcano located on the island of San Benedicto, the third largest island of the Revillagigedo Islands.…
What are Active Volcanoes?
Geologists classify volcanoes into three distinct groups: dormant, extinct and active volcanoes. Dormant volcanoes haven't erupted in a long time,…
Cinder Cone Volcanoes
[/caption] Picture a volcano in your mind. You're probably thinking of a cinder cone volcano, the simplest type of volcano.…