Volcanoes are hot, very hot - no question about it! But how hot are they?A rough and ready guide to the heat a volcano is generating is to look at the...
The prime geographical feature of the region, the Pitons, soar out of the sea to around 750m. These were formed by volcanic activity about 200,000 to...
The highest volcano: At 6,893 metres, Ojos del Salado, between Chile and Argentina is the highest volcano in the world. However, Mauna Lao in Hawaii is...
BBC News Report 25 June 1997: Ash rains down on Monserrat The dome of the volcano on Montserrat has collapsed, sending ash and rocks hurtling down onto the Caribbean...
News Report: 747 descends 14,000 feet after volcanic material shuts down engines On 15 December 1989, KLM Flight 867 en route to Narita International Airport, Tokyo...
BBC News Report 13 November 1985: Volcano kills thousands in Colombia About 20,000 people are feared dead after a volcanic eruption in northern Colombia. Four towns in the...
BBC News Report 19 May 1980: Nine dead after Mount St Helens eruption At least nine people have died after the massive eruption of Mount St Helens volcano in Washington...