Eruption

Mount Anak Krakatau eruption grounds over 200 flights at Jakarta airport

Ash was identified as high as 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) on the Java side of the volcano and a plume of up to 50,000 feet (15,000 meters) on the Sumatra side.

Lava streams down from Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatoa) volcano during an eruption as seen from Rakata island in South Lampung on July 19, 2018.
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A satellite image shows ash rising from the eruption of the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia as it drifts over the Red Sea, November 23, 2025.

Volcano erupts in Ethiopia for first time in recorded history, forces several flights cancellations

Mount Lewotobi, Indonesia, photographed in c. 1915; illustrative.

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts, spewing ash 10 km. into the sky


Study suggests historic climate disaster gave birth to Ragnarok, the Norse mythology apocalypse

In the year 536 CE, a series of volcanic eruptions in the Northern Hemisphere unleashed ash and sulfur gases into the atmosphere, enshrouding the globe in a veil that blocked sunlight.

 Study suggests historic climate disaster gave birth to Ragnarok, the Norse mythology apocalypse.

Russian volcano identified as source of 1831 global climate catastrophe

The eruption led to a global temperature drop of about 1°C, causing famines and crop failures, especially in Asia.

 Russian volcano identified as source of 1831 global climate catastrophe.

Powerful X1.1 solar flare erupts, potential geomagnetic storms expected over New Year

The flare could supercharge auroras on Earth, providing a spectacular display for New Year celebrations.

 Powerful X1.1 solar flare erupts, potential geomagnetic storms expected over New Year.

40 years ago gophers were dropped into a post-apocalyptic scene. They changed everything

In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated local ecosystems, covering 22,000 square miles with 540 million tons of ash and turning the landscape barren.

 Valley Pocket Gopher (Thomomys botae) looking directly at the camera.