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What Are Lava Fountains and Are They a Third Type of Volcanic Eruption?
Learn more about fascinating lava fountains and how high they can reach during a volcano eruption.
Protecting Iceland's towns from lava flows—with dirt
It had been dormant for 800 years, but in March 2021, the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland came to life. While the eruption ...
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Iceland Uses Dirt to Keep Towns Safe From Volcanic Lava
Learn more about the new methods Iceland is using to keep lava from destroying towns.
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Protecting Iceland’s towns from lava flows – with dirt
Pahoehoe lava flows easily and tends to spread out ... When asked whether the fieldwork from 2021 helps make Iceland – and other volcanic communities – safer, Sigtryggsdottir responds ...
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Volcanoes in Hawaii, Sicily, Philippines are erupting. Time to visit?
In the past week alone, footage of fresh volcanic eruptions in the Philippines, Sicily and Hawaii have been seen around the ...
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Volcano Watch: 20 episodes and counting — lava fountains continue in Kaluapele
Eruptive activity at Kīlauea’s summit began again Dec. 23, 2024, with the first in what has become 20 discrete lava ...
Kilauea Volcano’s 20th episode of lava fountaining to begin soon
VIDEO COURTESY USGS A live view of the Kilauea eruption from the northwest rim of the caldera looking east. COURTESY USGS A view of the Kilauea eruption from the northwest rim of the crater. 2 /2 ...