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How volcanoes work, explained by a volcanologist
Volcanologist Janine Krippner dives into the details of how volcanoes work and the...
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View original footage of Paricutín's nine-year volcanic eruption and the devastation experienced by surrounding communities
The eruption of Paricutín lasted for nine years and produced one of the world's youngest...
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Learn about the volcanic collapse of Mount Mazama and Crater Lake caldera formation in Cascade Range
Crater Lake is located within a huge volcanic caldera in the Cascade Range of southwestern
Oregon....
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Discover the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, buried in volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted
Learn about the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, which was buried in volcanic ash when...
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Learn how basaltic rock composing the Columbia Plateau was once lava from a series of volcanic fissure eruptions
The Columbia Plateau was formed by volcanic eruptions and subsequently reshaped by...
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Behold magma eruptions from Earth's core ushering lava rivers down Kilauea in Hawaii
Volcanic activity at Kilauea in Hawaii.
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Study how magma erupts as lava and turns into pumice or hardens to form a shield volcano
Spectacular fountainlike eruptions at Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, are followed by streams...
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Discern the difference between pahoehoe and aa volcanic lava flows at Kilauea, Hawaii
Lava flowing toward the sea from Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, takes two recognizable...
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ozone depletion's connection to mass extinction
Experiment showing how pine trees become temporarily sterile when exposed to intense...
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Observe how Pahoehoe and aa lava flows over the Hawaiian vegetation and into the ocean
Pahoehoe and aa lava flows at Mauna Ulu, Hawaii.
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Study plate tectonics and the geologic cycle from magma beneath Earth's crust to igneous rock
At the margins of Earth's plates, where two plates pull apart or one plate dives...
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Behold near-boiling water spurting from geysers and hot springs in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park
Geysers in Yellowstone National Park, northwestern Wyoming, U.S.
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volcanism and plate tectonics
Stratovolcanoes tend to form at subduction zones, or convergent plate margins, where...
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Soufrière Hills, Montserrat
Volcano in the Soufrière Hills of Montserrat, erupting on January 23, 2010.
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Cerro Negro volcano
Eruption of Cerro Negro volcano, Nicaragua, November 1969. Cerro Negro is a cinder...
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Kilauea volcano
Basaltic lava erupting from the Pu'u 'O'o spatter and cinder cone on Kilauea volcano,...
J.D. Griggs/U.S. Geological Survey
pahoehoe
Pahoehoe lava flow, Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, November 1985. Pahoehoe lava flows are...
J. D. Griggs, U. S. Geological Survey
Luzon, Philippines
Farmer on a water buffalo in a ripening rice field near Mayon Volcano, southern Luzon,...
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Momotombo Volcano and Momotombito Island, Nicaragua
Momotombo Volcano (left) and Momotombito Island, viewed across Lake Managua, Nicaragua.
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Mount Merapi
Eruption of Mount Merapi, Central Java, Indonesia, May 2006.
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Clark Air Base
Buildings and vegetation at Clark Air Base, Philippines, destroyed by a thick, wet...
Willie Scott/U.S. Geological Survey
Mount Pinatubo
A column of gas and ash rising from Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines on June 12,...
David H. Harlow/U.S.Geological Survey
Mount St. Helens volcano
Mount St. Helens volcano, viewed from the south during its eruption on May 18, 1980.
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Mount St. Helens eruption.
A cloud of ash and pumice rises into the air on July 22, 1980, following an explosive...
Mike Doukas/U.S. Geological Survey
lava dome
The lava dome of Mount St. Helens, May 16, 1984. Following the great eruption of...
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Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano
Ol Doinyo Lengai, volcano near Lake Natron, northern Tanzania.
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Old Faithful
Old Faithful geyser, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, U.S.
George Marler/National Park Service
Taal volcano
Volcano Island rises from Taal Lake, which fills a broad, shallow caldera created...
Peter Mouginis-Mark, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii
Lō‘ihi Seamount
Computer-generated image of the summit area of Lō‘ihi, a submarine volcano southeast...
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Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano
Colour lithograph of the eruption of Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano, Indonesia, 1883;...
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volcanoes and thermal fields
Volcanoes and thermal fields that have been active during the past 10,000 years.
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earthquake epicentres
Global seismic centres for earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and greater occurring between...
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Figure 1: A schematic representation of the biogeochemical cycle of carbon.
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major types of volcanic eruptions
Volcanic eruptions may fall into six major types: Icelandic, Hawaiian, Strombolian,...
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carbon cycle
Carbon is transported in various forms through the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and...
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volcanic landforms
The landforms shown at left and right are vertically exaggerated, and those shown...
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