Morning Overview on MSN

USGS: Mega eruptions could hit in days, mass evacuations underway

Federal scientists are pushing back against viral claims that “mega eruptions” could strike within days, even as they quietly ...
Amaze Lab on MSN

Scientists warn 700,000 year old mega volcano must release pressure

For hundreds of thousands of years, Mount Taftan stood quietly in southeastern Iran, close to the border with Pakistan. At ...
Big Island Now

Volcano Watch: Looking back at the 1959 episodic eruption of Kīlauea Iki

Kīlauea summit region shook for 5 hours Nov. 14 that year as magma made a path to the surface. The eruption began at 8:08 p.m ...
CBS News

Volcanic eruption in Iceland forces tourists to evacuate Blue Lagoon, as lava flows near town of Grindavik

A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland has once again forced the evacuation of tourists at the internationally known Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, the national broadcaster RUV reported. The ...
Men's Journal

Incredible Footage Captures World’s Latest Volcanic Eruption

The eruption occurred over the weekend in the Philippines. Taal Volcano erupted, sending ash clouds 7,000 feet high and triggering viral footage. PHIVOLCS recorded three eruptions and 33 volcanic ...
Smithsonian Magazine

For 25 Years, the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program Has Kept Weekly Tabs on Volcanic Eruptions Around the World. Here’s How They Do It

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...
IFLScience

In 1815, The Largest Eruption In Recorded History Plunged Earth Into A Volcanic Winter

The 1815 eruption produced 60 megatons of sulfur, and as a result, average global temperatures dropped by around 3°C (5.4°F).