Witness the explosive eruption at Paluweh that followed the dramatic lava dome collapse, revealing stunning pyroclastic flow deposits. Aqua/MODIS image of Paluweh, showing the thermal anomaly caused ...

Scientists have discovered that the scorching material spewed from a volcano during eruptions generates a layer of air between it and the ground, allowing it to surf along at extreme speeds, ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The head of Indonesia’s Geological Agency, Muhammad Wafid, has warned that deposits from Mount Semeru’s recent pyroclastic flows could trigger secondary disasters if not properly ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information American Scientist (ISSN 0003-0996) is an illustrated bimonthly magazine about science and technology. Each issue is filled with ...

One of the leading killers during explosive volcanic eruptions is a family of superheated gas, ash, and debris known as pyroclastic density currents. These tumbling, turbulent paroxysms rush downslope ...

Pyroclastic flows are some of the most fearsome hazards posed by erupting volcanoes. These avalanches of superheated ash, gas, and rock are responsible for some of the most famous volcanic disasters ...

Over the weekend, the fairly remote Indonesian volcano Paluweh (also known as Rokatenda) erupted. Now, the size of the eruption is somewhat unclear due to its location on Palu'e Island, north of ...