Saturday evening’s events brought on major concern for residents in Hawaii. The earthquake that occurred very close to the volcano Kilauea spurred rumors that the volcano may again erupt, being triggered by the 5.2 magnitude earthquake. Though the most major concern is the fact that at the base of the volcano the Lava Lake is […]
Mount Sinabung on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia is erupting, and has already forced the evacuation of thousands. At least three thousand people have been forced to evacuate since the volcano entered into a period of activity on June 2. Throughout Monday, 1,200 inhabitants living near the slopes of Mount Sinabung fled, and the […]
Yellowstone National Park is sitting on a magma field that, if erupted, would be 1,000 times bigger than Mount St. Helens. For those who are trying to fathom this, the magma in the two huge reservoirs underneath the park could cover approximately 4,063 soccer fields or fill over 11 Grand Canyons. In a comforting statement, […]