
On 10th of April 1815 the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history took place when Mount Tambora, Indonesia exploded.
On 10th of April 1815 the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history took place when Mount Tambora, Indonesia exploded.
The second phase of flooding was one of the most disastrous natural events to occur in Central Europe during the past millennium
“The aristae of the barley, which was coming into ear, became brown and withered at their extremities, as did the leaves of the oats”
Around midmorn on Whitsun, June 8th of 1783, in clear and calm weather,a black haze of sand appeared to the north of the mountains nearest the farms of the Siða area.
“Long regarded as a microcontinental fragment left when India parted company with Antarctica – based on isolated occurrences of gneisses – there is evidence that during the formation of the Kerguelen LIP the basalts rose above sea level. “
“How did what seems to be a ‘golden spike’ in human culture first take material form in Olduvai?”
The complex plumbing system beneath volcanoes has been revealed in the clearest detail ever, marking a ‘major step forward’ in our understanding of how they are formed and behave.
“By using artificially generated microwaves to illuminate the Earth’s surface it is possible to create images. “
Millions of years ago a series of massive volcanic eruptions in the Wrangellia Province of western Canada, blasted out huge volumes of volcanic basalt.
“For all manner of reasons, natural springs have fascinated people since at least as long ago as the Neolithic.”