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How Volcanoes Work
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Volcanoes are some of nature's most awe-inspiring displays, with everything from exploding mountaintops to rivers of lava. Learn how all the different types of volcanoes work.
Lava Isn't the Only Dangerous Aspect of Volcanoes
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Ash flows, deadly gases and vog are just a few of the other reasons why we all need to respect volcanoes.
Can You Really Outrun a Volcano?
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In the movies it looks so easy. A team of scientists are working near the crater of a volcano when it suddenly erupts. They jump in their vehicle and outrace the surging lava flow to safety. In reality, it just doesn't happen that way.
Centuries of Volcano Death Statistics, Newly Analyzed for Your Reading Pleasure
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New research digs into historic volcano fatalities to explore how, where and whom a volcano is most likely to kill.
How much energy in a hurricane, a volcano, and an earthquake?
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Energy has been on everybody's minds lately, probably because our society is in a transition period, trying to move from polluting sources to cleaner ones.
What the Stuff?!: 5 Things You Should Know about Supervolcanoes
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Supervolcanoes are a fact of nature here on earth, and these are 5 things you should really know about the planetary superweapons living under our feet.
How to Make a Paper Mache Volcano
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Do you know how to make a paper mache volcano? Find out how to make a paper mache volcano in this article from HowStuffWorks.
How is volcanic ash made?
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Volcanic ash is what's left after a volcano literally blows its top. Learn how volcanic ash can devastate everything under its gray blanket.
How Supervolcanoes Work
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Only a few natural events pack the power to knock global civilization on its heels. One is a planet-killing meteor. Care to guess the other?
Fact or Fiction: Earthquakes
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Earthquakes, like volcanoes, happen all the time -- but most of them are so minor we can't even feel them. They're also similar to volcanoes in that we can't fully predict them, and scientists are always waiting for the next big one to occur.