Volcanoes
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![A purple sunrise above Lake Isabelle, Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QEVhBZEQJrVGQsYfRGdPqE-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QEVhBZEQJrVGQsYfRGdPqE-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QEVhBZEQJrVGQsYfRGdPqE-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QEVhBZEQJrVGQsYfRGdPqE-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QEVhBZEQJrVGQsYfRGdPqE-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QEVhBZEQJrVGQsYfRGdPqE-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QEVhBZEQJrVGQsYfRGdPqE-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QEVhBZEQJrVGQsYfRGdPqE-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Remote Russian Volcano Turns the Skies Purple
By Stephanie Pappas published
The eruption of a remote Russian volcano in June has been tingeing sunrises and sunsets the world over a gorgeous purple hue.
![Molten flows glow in a volcano's lava lake.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L8vCKHNAWdsKcacosepsJj-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L8vCKHNAWdsKcacosepsJj-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L8vCKHNAWdsKcacosepsJj-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L8vCKHNAWdsKcacosepsJj-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L8vCKHNAWdsKcacosepsJj-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L8vCKHNAWdsKcacosepsJj-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L8vCKHNAWdsKcacosepsJj-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L8vCKHNAWdsKcacosepsJj-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Hidden 'Jurassic World' of Volcanoes Uncovered in Australia
By Mindy Weisberger published
About 100 volcanoes dating to the Jurassic era were recently discovered buried under the basins of central Australia.
![On Aug.1, scientists with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory snapped this photo of the Kilauea Volcano and the small, green patch of water at the bottom of its crater.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/auWnGSeWwECJnfZacUtaiT-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/auWnGSeWwECJnfZacUtaiT-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/auWnGSeWwECJnfZacUtaiT-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/auWnGSeWwECJnfZacUtaiT-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/auWnGSeWwECJnfZacUtaiT-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/auWnGSeWwECJnfZacUtaiT-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/auWnGSeWwECJnfZacUtaiT-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/auWnGSeWwECJnfZacUtaiT-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Hidden Water Found on Hawaii’s Kilauea Could Mean Explosive Eruptions
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Water on Kilauea could trigger more explosive eruptions.
![An image from October 2010 shows an earlier blast of dust out of the volcano.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eBntv9LKuw7RkaGBeDYhYF-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eBntv9LKuw7RkaGBeDYhYF-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eBntv9LKuw7RkaGBeDYhYF-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eBntv9LKuw7RkaGBeDYhYF-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eBntv9LKuw7RkaGBeDYhYF-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eBntv9LKuw7RkaGBeDYhYF-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eBntv9LKuw7RkaGBeDYhYF-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eBntv9LKuw7RkaGBeDYhYF-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Huge Ash Cloud Blasts Out of Indonesian Volcano
By Rafi Letzter published
A volcano on the island of Java, in Indonesia, blasted ash into the air today (July 26), causing panic and spurring an evacuation of the vicinity, according to the Associated Press.
![Tamu Massif, located east of Japan, was thought to be the largest volcano on the planet.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Coff9kNxxt6N4qhQxCGSa-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Coff9kNxxt6N4qhQxCGSa-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Coff9kNxxt6N4qhQxCGSa-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Coff9kNxxt6N4qhQxCGSa-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Coff9kNxxt6N4qhQxCGSa-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Coff9kNxxt6N4qhQxCGSa-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Coff9kNxxt6N4qhQxCGSa-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Coff9kNxxt6N4qhQxCGSa-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Geoscientists Were Wrong About the 'World's Largest Volcano'
By Rafi Letzter published
Back in 2013, Tamu Massif -- a giant underwater volcano off the coast of Japan -- stole Hawaii's crown as the largest single volcano in the world. But it's not a true volcano at all.
![This false-color satellite photograph of Mount Michael shows the lava lake (in red) within the volcano – only the eighth persistent lake of molten rock ever discovered. The inset shows the location of Saunders Island.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SPWEjEGuJxvqd3jaW3vUsA-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SPWEjEGuJxvqd3jaW3vUsA-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SPWEjEGuJxvqd3jaW3vUsA-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SPWEjEGuJxvqd3jaW3vUsA-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SPWEjEGuJxvqd3jaW3vUsA-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SPWEjEGuJxvqd3jaW3vUsA-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SPWEjEGuJxvqd3jaW3vUsA-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SPWEjEGuJxvqd3jaW3vUsA-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Rare Lake of Bubbling Lava Discovered on Remote Antarctic Island
By Tom Metcalfe published
A huge lake of sizzling hot lava has been discovered in a volcano on a remote sub-Antarctic island in the South Atlantic Ocean.
![The volcano Raikoke, which last erupted in 1924, expelled an enormous ash plume on June 22.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dSCSJrc4JhMLhaakoPMRf3-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dSCSJrc4JhMLhaakoPMRf3-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dSCSJrc4JhMLhaakoPMRf3-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dSCSJrc4JhMLhaakoPMRf3-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dSCSJrc4JhMLhaakoPMRf3-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dSCSJrc4JhMLhaakoPMRf3-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dSCSJrc4JhMLhaakoPMRf3-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dSCSJrc4JhMLhaakoPMRf3-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Volcano Just Shot Out a Mushroom-Shaped Cloud So Big It Could Be Seen from Orbit
By Mindy Weisberger published
The International Space Station captured a stunning photo of an erupting volcano.
![mount teide canary islands shadow](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bwQ5URV5awo4kLp39iAb-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bwQ5URV5awo4kLp39iAb-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bwQ5URV5awo4kLp39iAb-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bwQ5URV5awo4kLp39iAb-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bwQ5URV5awo4kLp39iAb-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bwQ5URV5awo4kLp39iAb-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bwQ5URV5awo4kLp39iAb-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bwQ5URV5awo4kLp39iAb-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Volcano's Shadow Forms an Eerie, Perfect Triangle
By Mindy Weisberger published
The shadow's pointy tip is a matter of perspective.
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