Lava domes are rounded, steep-sided mounds built by magma that is highly resistant to flow, usually either dacite or rhyolite. Such magmas are typically too viscous to move far from the vent ...
This is the spectacular moment the Santiaguito volcano eruption was seen from the air in Guatemala. Dramatic footage, including drone and thermal imagery, shows glowing, red-hot rocks and thick plumes ...
One of the world’s largest lava domes has been discovered in the Kikai Caldera south of Japan’s main island. (CN) – One of the world’s largest lava domes has been discovered in the Kikai Caldera south ...
"Small lava dome fountains in the north vent are feeding short lava flows in the southwest part of the caldera," the USGS wrote in an Instagram post on Wednesday. "Volcanic gas emissions are ...