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The Supervolcano at Yellowstone National Park: A Volcanic Eruption at Yellowstone Could Result in Nuclear Winter

By: Candice Gillingwater

Coldest Decade on Earth in the Past 500 Years: Unknown, Mystery Volcano Explains the Coldest Ten Year Period

By: Don Kaiser

Mount Vesuvius, the Last Volcanic Eruption: The Most Recent Eruption of the Mt. Vesuvius Volcano

By: Don Kaiser

Rabaul Eruption, Papua New Guinea, 1994: Volcano on New Britain Island Caused Mass Evacuation and Destruction

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Volcano Observatories Provided Recovery Funding: Volcanically Active Areas in Hawaii, Alaska and Wyoming Obtain Funds

By: Feature Writer Alan Sorum

Unrest at Mount Mayon Volcano in the Philippines: Volcanic Eruption Possible due to Increased Activity

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Sarychev Peak Volcano, June 12, 2009: Eruption on Russian Kuril Island Interrupts Air Traffic

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

1986 Limnic Eruption of Lake Nyos, Cameroon: Poisonous Gas Cloud Killed Animals, Vegetation and People

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Eldfell, Iceland Eruption 1973: Volcano on the Island of Heimaey Overtakes Town

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat: Ongoing Volcanic Eruptions Since July 1995

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Eruption of Mount Redoubt, Alaska 2009: Volcano Occurs Within 24 Hours of Issuing Orange Alert

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Eruption of Nevado del Ruiz 1985: Devastating Volcano in Colombia, South America

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Eruption of Mount Tambora 1815: Catastrophic Volcanic Explosion on Sumbawa Island in Indonesia

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Yellowstone National Park on Dangerous Ground: A Horrific Volcanic Disaster Waiting to Happen

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

1883 Eruption of Krakatoa Volcano, Indonesia: One of the World’s Worst Volcanic Eruptions in Modern History

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

1902 Eruption of Mt. Pelee, West Indies: Volcano Devastated St. Pierre on the Island of Martinique

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Pilots Encounter Kasatochi Cloud: Aircraft Encounter the Ash Cloud from Kasatochi Volcano Eruption

By: Feature Writer Alexandra Matiella Novak

Satellites See Kasatochi Eruption: Volcano Erupts in Alaska’s Aleutian Island Chain August 7, 2008

By: Feature Writer Alexandra Matiella Novak

Eruption of Mount St. Helens 1980: A Dormant Volcano in Washington State Comes to Life

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Satellites Detect Okmok Eruption: The July 12 Eruption of Okmok Volcano is Seen from Space

By: Feature Writer Alexandra Matiella Novak

Pinatubo Volcano Philippines 1991: Second Largest Volcanic Eruption in the 20th Century

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

The Year Without a Summer 1816: Caused by the 1815 Eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Andean Arc Volcanoes South America: Chaiten Volcano One of Many in Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Climate Change from Chaiten: Will the May 2008 Eruption of Chaiten Volcano Affect the Atmosphere?

By: Feature Writer Alexandra Matiella Novak

Chaiten Volcano Cloud Height: Overestimates of the Chaiten Eruption Cloud

By: Feature Writer Alexandra Matiella Novak

Volcanic Hazards: Tsunamis: Tsunamis Kill with Little or No Warning

By: Feature Writer Alexandra Matiella Novak

Volcano Monitoring Techniques: Tools Used in Mitigating Volcanic Hazards

By: Feature Writer Alexandra Matiella Novak

Volcano Hazards: Quakes and Slides: Seismic Activity and Landslides

By: Feature Writer Alexandra Matiella Novak

Volcanic Hazards: Ash: Ash Columns and Pyroclastic Flows

By: Feature Writer Alexandra Matiella Novak

Kilauea is the World's Most Active Volcano: Lava Still Flows in the East Rift Zone on the Island of Hawaii

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Volcanic Hazards: Gases and Lahars: One Volcano Can Produce a Variety of Hazards

By: Feature Writer Alexandra Matiella Novak

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