It measures 310,000 square kilometres (119,000 square miles) and its ‘roots’ extend around 30 kilometres (18 miles) into the Earth’s crust. (For comparison, the US state of Washington is 184,661 ...
Volcanoes have stirred human awe for thousands of years, with their bursts of fire and rivers of molten rock. Yet, beyond the familiar cone-shaped peaks lies a more silent, hidden ...
Hundreds of thousands of people could be at risk from a supervolcano that’s waking up, experts have warned. In the last few months a series of powerful earthquakes have shaken Italy’s Campi Flegrei, a ...