Some volcanic eruptions are explosive and others are not. How explosive an eruption is depends on how runny or sticky the magma is. .

May 22, 2011 – PARIS — Iceland's four international airports were closed to most flights on Sunday as the island nation's most active volcano erupted for a .

This interactive exhibit, part of the Exhibits Collection, explores why volcanic eruptions occur. Activities in the exhibit invite visitors to melt rocks, .

May 22, 2011 – Iceland's imposed a flight ban and closed its main airport after the country's most active volcano, Grimsvotn, erupted.

Mar 13, 2011 – Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear plant meltdowns -- as if the people of Japan didn't have enough to cope with, a volcano began erupting Sunday.

Since volcanic eruptions are caused by magma (a mixture of liquid rock, crystals , and dissolved gas) expelled onto the Earth's surface, we must first .

Jun 5, 2011 – Exodus as southern Chile's Puyehue volcano erupts for the first time in half a century, spewing ash up to 10 kilometres.

Mar 7, 2011 – VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) -- A new vent has opened at one of the world's most active volcanoes, sending lava shooting up to 65 feet high, .

May 22, 2011 – Iceland closed its main international airport and canceled all domestic flights Sunday as a powerful volcanic eruption sent a plume of ash, .

Jun 6, 2011 – Andrea Duprez, from Bariloche, in Argentina describes how the ash from the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle volcano range in Chile has .

Apr 16, 2010 – Iceland volcano eruption could last months - Science Fair .

Hawaii Big Island Volcano eruption. 02:29 - 4 years ago. Here's some killer video of the volcano erupting on the Big Island of Hawaii Here's some killer .

6 days ago – Video courtesy Mick and Ann Kalber, of Tropical Visions Video Lava continues to erupt from about a dozen new points along a crack in the .

Mar 14, 2011 – The Shinmoedake volcano erupted in Japan yesterday – forcing hundreds to evacuate the area, according to the NY Daily News. .

May 21, 2011 – REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland's most active volcano has started erupting, scientists said Saturday — just over a year after another eruption .

Jun 6, 2011 – It is the first time the volcano has erupted in 50 years . The eruption in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain, about 575 miles south .

Jun 13, 2011 – Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, was forced to cut short a tour of Africa after an Eritrean volcano that has lain dormant since .

Jump to Erupted material‎: The Stromboli volcano off the coast of Sicily has erupted continuously for .

Who says a volcanic eruption has to be bad for business? Particularly when it involves a spectacular lava show, and the business in question is tourism.

Feb 2, 2009 – Q: Can an eruption at one volcano trigger an eruption at another nearby volcano (for example, within about 10 km)? .

An eruption begins when pressure on a magma chamber forces magma up through the conduit and out the volcano's vents. When the magma chamber has been .

Mar 13, 2011 – Japan Volcano Eruption 2011: Shinmoedake Volcano Erupts March 13.

Watch spewing volcanoes, descending lava, and a truck try to escape a lava trap.

Jul 7, 2011 – International speculation has begun that Iceland's Hekla volcano may be about to erupt; but scientists say that there is not yet any .

Mar 13, 2011 – The volcano last erupted Jan. 19 after remaining dormant for two years. Volcanologists had warned that a "lava dome" was growing inside the .

Hello volcano explorers! Where has the time gone??? The in-house WordPress VW eruptions and faq blogs are nearly ready to go (let's say by October 1) – all .

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Jul 18, 2011 – This is part 3 of the Nabro volcano eruption reporting. Nabro is an Eritrean volcano with NO historic eruption record. .

9 posts - 1 author - Last post: Mar 16It just doesn't end . A volcano in southwestern Japan erupted Sunday after nearly two weeks of relative silence, sending ash and rocks up .

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Apr 15, 2010 – REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - A volcanic eruption in Iceland, which has thrown up a 6-km (3.7 mile) high plume of ash and disrupted air traffic .

Jun 6, 2011 – On Saturday, a volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain of south-central Chile erupted after lying dormant for more than 50 years. .

Increasing activity at the volcano forced 5000 people to evacuate. Yesterdays eruption was the largest since the volcano was placed on the highest alert .

11 hours ago – Read the USGS Ashfall Preparedness "Before an eruption" website. Useful Links Economic disruptions by Redoubt volcano .

During a volcanic eruption, lava, tephra (ash, lapilli, volcanic bombs and blocks), and various gases are expelled from a volcanic vent or fissure. .

Jun 5, 2011 – Ash from the Puyehue volcano in Chile covers a ski resort in Argentina and spectacular electrical storms light up the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle .

Jun 5, 2011 – The Calle Cordon in southern Chile gets coated in ash as the local volcanic complex puts on a lightning show for residents.

May 23, 2011 – The Iceland eruption of the Grímsvötn volcano Saturday was far larger than than last year's Eyjafjallajökull eruption, but scientists say it .

However, I did want to pass along some news that was noticed by the Volcanism Blog that a volcano at Virunga National Park in the Congo erupted overnight. .

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Jun 8, 2011 – The eruption of the Puyehue volcano in the Andes mountains of southern . The volcano, which hasn't been active since 1960 when it erupted .

This is not a comprehensive list of all of Earth's volcanoes erupting during the week, but rather a summary of activity at volcanoes that meet criteria .

We advise you to always check in at the Visitor Center of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to get up to the minute current eruption updates. .

The following table lists the deadliest volcanic eruptions in the world on record according to name, year, number of deaths, and major cause of deaths. .

Jan 3, 2011 – What to Do During a Volcanic Eruption. If a Volcano Erupts Where You Live. Follow the evacuation order issued by authorities and evacuate .

Mar 9, 2011 – Eruption video by Mick Kalber, Tropical Visions Video by .

May 21, 2011 – At least it's something, Harold! (We jest because there are no reported injuries or fatalities.)

Mar 7, 2011 – As one of the world's most active volcanoes, Kilauea's eruption is no surprise. But the lava flows are always stunning to watch. .

Jan 27, 2011 – A Japanese volcano in the southern Kyushu region erupted Wednesday, leaving fields in nearby towns coated with ash and prompting limited .

The various eruption types are typically associated with particular volcano types. Shield volcanoes, for example, generate low-viscosity basalts associated .

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