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06/06/2018 / By Jayson Veley

How prepared are you for a volcanic eruption?

When people think of natural disasters, nine times out of 10 it’s a blizzard, thunderstorm, or hurricane that comes to mind. Volcanic eruptions, on the other hand, typically aren’t considered very often, primarily because most people know full well that they will never be threatened by one. But, while you may never have to deal […]

10/09/2017 / By Russel Davis

Yellowstone is STILL quaking; 2,500 tremors since June makes this the longest swarm in recorded history

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently announced that an ongoing earthquake swarm at the Yellowstone National Park supervolcano is now one of the longest ever recorded activity in the volcano’s history. The earthquake swarm began on June 12 and has since then made a remarkable record of almost 2,500 earthquakes registered during the previous three and a half months in the western part of […]

10/03/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Massive volcano eruption now imminent in Tanzania… the “Mountain of God” is set to blow

Geologists warn that Tanzania’s most active volcano, Ol Doinyo Lengai, will erupt in the very near future. Archaically known as the “Mountain of God” by the Maasai people, Ol Doinyo Lengai will “explode imminently” and “poses a significant threat” to the surrounding areas, as reported on TheSun.co.uk. Scientists believe that an eruption could effectively obliterate […]

07/04/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Yellowstone reaches 878 earthquakes in just two weeks as scientists wonder when the volcano will blow

You don’t have to be a geologist to understand that an earthquake in the vicinity of a volcano could be a disaster waiting to happen, but what if there were nearly 900 quakes near a supervolcano? That is the situation that is playing out right now in Yellowstone National Park, where 878 earthquakes have struck […]

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