Volcanoes
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![Lemon volcanoes.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwveRV9WW5L9VGirr5hg2S-320-80.gif 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwveRV9WW5L9VGirr5hg2S-450-80.gif 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwveRV9WW5L9VGirr5hg2S-500-80.gif 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwveRV9WW5L9VGirr5hg2S-650-80.gif 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwveRV9WW5L9VGirr5hg2S-840-80.gif 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwveRV9WW5L9VGirr5hg2S-970-80.gif 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwveRV9WW5L9VGirr5hg2S-1024-80.gif 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwveRV9WW5L9VGirr5hg2S-1200-80.gif 1200w)
Summer School with Live Science: Lemon volcanoes
By Diana Whitcroft published
Live Science will explore the eruptive realm of acid-base chemistry in our new kids video series: Summer School with Live Science.
![Mount Nyiragongo shown here during a past eruption.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XPUhee6mv7bry7nssUgP7j-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XPUhee6mv7bry7nssUgP7j-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XPUhee6mv7bry7nssUgP7j-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XPUhee6mv7bry7nssUgP7j-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XPUhee6mv7bry7nssUgP7j-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XPUhee6mv7bry7nssUgP7j-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XPUhee6mv7bry7nssUgP7j-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XPUhee6mv7bry7nssUgP7j-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Congo's Mount Nyiragongo volcano blows its top, sending thousands fleeing across border
By Jeanna Bryner published
The Congo's Mount Nyiragongo erupted Saturday night (May 22), sending thousands of people fleeing across the border into Rwanda and filling the skies with orange-red smoke.
![La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ciRgsFapwRuD2kLKXZM455-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ciRgsFapwRuD2kLKXZM455-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ciRgsFapwRuD2kLKXZM455-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ciRgsFapwRuD2kLKXZM455-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ciRgsFapwRuD2kLKXZM455-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ciRgsFapwRuD2kLKXZM455-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ciRgsFapwRuD2kLKXZM455-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ciRgsFapwRuD2kLKXZM455-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Explosive volcanic eruption rocks Caribbean island, as evacuations continue
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted explosively Friday, spewing ash tens of thousands of feet into the air.
![Hikers look at the lava flowing from the erupting Fagradalsfjall volcano near Reykjavik, Iceland, on March 21, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i6rxNH97V4mi3s8qNFyMHh-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i6rxNH97V4mi3s8qNFyMHh-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i6rxNH97V4mi3s8qNFyMHh-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i6rxNH97V4mi3s8qNFyMHh-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i6rxNH97V4mi3s8qNFyMHh-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i6rxNH97V4mi3s8qNFyMHh-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i6rxNH97V4mi3s8qNFyMHh-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i6rxNH97V4mi3s8qNFyMHh-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Drone footage reveals dramatic Iceland volcanic eruption
By Ben Turner published
After a 900-year nap, a volcano in Iceland erupted Friday (March 19), spewing tendrils of molten lava down its flanks and bathing the cloudy night sky in an ominous orange-red.
![Mount Etna erupting on Feb. 23, 2021, as seen by VIIRS on NOAA-20.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WrjKvwQDtAc6kkp7iYhroj-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WrjKvwQDtAc6kkp7iYhroj-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WrjKvwQDtAc6kkp7iYhroj-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WrjKvwQDtAc6kkp7iYhroj-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WrjKvwQDtAc6kkp7iYhroj-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WrjKvwQDtAc6kkp7iYhroj-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WrjKvwQDtAc6kkp7iYhroj-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WrjKvwQDtAc6kkp7iYhroj-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Mount Etna's fiery eruptions seen from space (satellite photos)
By Chelsea Gohd published
Mount Etna has been spewing lava across Sicily for weeks during a series of eruptions captured by a slew of Earth-orbiting satellites.
![Mount Etna erupts in February, 2021](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WSzSDTxZGiLEwdSZcHZvUM-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WSzSDTxZGiLEwdSZcHZvUM-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WSzSDTxZGiLEwdSZcHZvUM-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WSzSDTxZGiLEwdSZcHZvUM-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WSzSDTxZGiLEwdSZcHZvUM-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WSzSDTxZGiLEwdSZcHZvUM-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WSzSDTxZGiLEwdSZcHZvUM-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WSzSDTxZGiLEwdSZcHZvUM-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Oozing tendrils of lava spew from Mount Etna in spectacular nighttime photos
By Brandon Specktor published
Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, has been erupting for nearly two weeks straight, and the photos are stunning.
![A visitor standing in front of the 'ice volcano' in Kazakhstan.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kf8SmXpSMnJsMEzswAvDWY-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kf8SmXpSMnJsMEzswAvDWY-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kf8SmXpSMnJsMEzswAvDWY-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kf8SmXpSMnJsMEzswAvDWY-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kf8SmXpSMnJsMEzswAvDWY-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kf8SmXpSMnJsMEzswAvDWY-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kf8SmXpSMnJsMEzswAvDWY-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kf8SmXpSMnJsMEzswAvDWY-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Spectacular 45-foot-tall 'ice volcano' appears in Kazakhstan
By Patrick Pester published
An 'ice volcano' has formed above a hot spring in the Almaty region of southeastern Kazakhstan. What is causing this unusual phenomenon?
![A satellite image of snow on Mauna Loa on Hawaii's Big Island.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bEo3VYkp7KmYdoMYvrCVPH-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bEo3VYkp7KmYdoMYvrCVPH-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bEo3VYkp7KmYdoMYvrCVPH-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bEo3VYkp7KmYdoMYvrCVPH-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bEo3VYkp7KmYdoMYvrCVPH-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bEo3VYkp7KmYdoMYvrCVPH-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bEo3VYkp7KmYdoMYvrCVPH-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bEo3VYkp7KmYdoMYvrCVPH-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Snow blankets Hawaii volcanoes in stunning satellite image
By Harry Baker published
Hawaii has seen the second-largest covering of snow on the mountain peaks of Big Island since recordings began.
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