Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A powerful volcanic eruption in Indonesia sent residents fleeing as Mount Semeru released a towering ash column and pyroclastic ...

Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) represent some of the most formidable and complex volcanic phenomena, characterised by a turbulent mixture of solid particles and gases that surge down slopes at ...

SALEM, Montserrat -- Scientists have learned a lot from the Soufriere Hills volcano in the five years it has been erupting, destroying life and property -- lessons they hope will save lives in the ...

In 1997, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupted on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, sending massive pyroclastic flows racing toward the capital city of Plymouth. Within hours, large parts of the city ...