After an eruption, DIY cushions of gas help searing torrents of gas, ash, and rock spread miles from their source within a matter of minutes. Pyroclastic flows contain a deadly combination of hot rock ...

While most of us associate the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 with Pompeii, a new study has revealed the devastating impact the event had on inhabitants of another nearby settlement, called ...

The eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 was one of the most deadly volcanic events in history, killing up to 16,000 people. Now, researchers have revealed a minute-by-minute account of how the ...

One of the leading killers during explosive volcanic eruptions is a family of superheated gas, ash, and debris known as pyroclastic density currents. These tumbling, turbulent paroxysms rush downslope ...

More rockfall and pyroclastic density current events as well as sulfur dioxide emission were observed over Mayon Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said Friday.

Geologists have determined why — unlike in the neighbouring town of Pompeii — the inhabitants of the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum were not well-preserved by the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius ...

The eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 was one of the most deadly volcanic events in history, killing up to 16,000 ...

MANILA, Philippines — The state seismologists bureau reported “frequent incandescent rockfall and numerous pyroclastic density current (PDC) events” in the Mayon volcano’s Miisi and Bonga Gullies.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said Mayon Volcano had four pyroclastic density current (PDC) events on Wednesday morning as it remained under Alert Level 3. PHIVOLCS ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii is not a new story. However, a new study has revealed the final moments of Pompeii survivors in agonizing detail as they feared for their ...