When a cinder cone erupts, the ground shakes as magma rises. Then, a powerful blast throws lava, ash, and gas into the air. Examples: Paricutin in Mexico, Sunset Crater in Arizona. – Composite ...

A little-known volcano on a remote Pacific island may have been the source of one of the 19th century’s most powerful ...

From tubing, hiking, and craft beer (or cider), there are many things to do in Bend, Oregon. What we discovered during our 5 ...

Though many believe it deserves national park status, this volcanic landscape in Idaho is "just" a national monument and ...

We began our unit by learning about different types of volcanoes and their eruption characteristics ... this year we were ...

Shutterstock Hike Through a Volcanic Landscape Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park opened on August 1, 1916, on the Big Island of ...

The first eruption blew a blanket of cinders around the crater, forming the initial structure of the cone. Intermittent volcanic activity continued. The cinder fall eventually covered hundreds of ...

Visitors to the Danakil Depression are drawn to the surreal landscape of Dallol, a cinder cone volcano northeast of the Erta Ale ... The region's last volcanic eruption occurred in 1926, and the ...

After volcanic eruptions had ceased, the area was flooded with freshwater ... landmark in Nevada formed from ancient volcano matter. The landscape features cinder cones, lava flow tracks and elongated ...

A volcano near Alaska’s most populous city may be preparing to erupt, according to experts who have been monitoring the ...