July 15, 2013— -- A kid throwing a temper tantrum and a volcanic eruption have a lot in common. Both are preceded by a low pitched whine that immediately informs either a geologist or a parent ...

Volcanoes are Earth’s special effects department, constantly proving that reality can be more dramatic than Hollywood. Lava flows like glowing rivers, ash clouds turn skies into apocalyptic paintings, ...

The scientists used a climate model to simulate eruptions that injected up to 160 million tonnes of sulfur into the stratosphere. The largest volcanic event of the past 6,000 years was the eruption of ...