volcanoes

Russian geophysicist Ivan Koulakov has announced that Bolshaya Udina, formerly an extinct volcano in the eastern Russia, is showing signs of activity. He reports a fifty percent chance of eruption at any moment, which could lead have a catastrophic global impact. (Source) It's location is on...

Lava has reached the sea near to Krakatoa after an eruption. Tsunamis have since hit Indonesian beaches within the Sunda Strait, which is between the islands of Java and Sumatra, with the cause likely to be undersea landslides. Hundreds are reported hurt so far with many buildings damaged. My...

On May the 22nd, 1960, one of the largest Earthquakes ever recorded, a 9.5 magnitude, struck Valdivia in southern Chile, at a depth of 33km's (21m’s). This was classified as a megathrust quake; these are quakes that have a strength of 9.0 or above. It was estimated that around 6,000 lives were...