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  1. Volcano facts and types of volcanoes | Live Science

    Feb 25, 2025 · Discover interesting facts about volcanoes, including why and where they form and history's deadliest eruption.

  2. Volcanoes - News and Scientific Articles on Live Science | Live …

    Oct 19, 2025 · There are different types of volcanoes, including stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes and cinder cones, and different types of lava and other volcanic flows. Volcanoes can be …

  3. How Volcanoes Work - Live Science

    Nov 1, 2004 · Volcanoes in history What is the Pacific Ring of Fire? A parade of volcanoes is erupting in Russia following an 8.8 earthquake

  4. Antarctica is covered in volcanoes, could they erupt?

    Apr 7, 2024 · Of those volcanoes, 91 were first discovered as part of a 2017 study published in the journal Geological Society. So, could any of Antarctica’s volcanoes erupt on the …

  5. The 12 biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history

    Jun 10, 2023 · From Krakatoa to the recent Tonga blast, here are some of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history.

  6. 6 volcanoes erupt in eastern Russia after 8.8 megaquake | Live …

    Aug 5, 2025 · Six Russian volcanoes erupted shortly after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck nearby, with a seventh possibly to follow. Six volcanoes in far eastern Russia are now erupting …

  7. Melting glaciers could trigger volcanic eruptions around the globe ...

    Jul 7, 2025 · Glacial melt could increase volcanic activity in North America, New Zealand and Russia, spewing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

  8. What's the difference between an active, dormant and extinct …

    Dec 30, 2024 · To be considered active, a volcano must have erupted at some point during the Holocene, but dormant and extinct are a little harder to define.

  9. 10 Most Hazardous Countries For Volcanoes (Photos) - Live Science

    Apr 10, 2015 · The volcano scientists accounted for death and destruction wrought by volcanoes in the past and ranked the countries most likely to face such future disasters. Their report, …

  10. Dormant volcano erupts in Russia for first time in around 500 years ...

    Aug 4, 2025 · Krasheninnikov volcano has erupted on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. This is the second volcano to erupt in the region following the magnitude 8.8 megaquake on July 30.