Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) represent some of the most formidable and complex volcanic phenomena, characterised by a turbulent mixture of solid particles and gases that surge down slopes at ...

More rockfall and pyroclastic density current events as well as sulfur dioxide emission were observed over Mayon Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said Friday.

One of the leading killers during explosive volcanic eruptions is a family of superheated gas, ash, and debris known as pyroclastic density currents. These tumbling, turbulent paroxysms rush downslope ...

While most of us associate the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 with Pompeii, a new study has revealed the devastating impact the event had on inhabitants of another nearby settlement, called ...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said Mayon Volcano had four pyroclastic density current (PDC) events on Wednesday morning as it remained under Alert Level 3. PHIVOLCS ...

Geologists have determined why — unlike in the neighbouring town of Pompeii — the inhabitants of the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum were not well-preserved by the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius ...

Pompeii sat near the foot of Mount Vesuvius (Picture: Getty) The eruption of Vesuvius that famously destroyed Pompeii, Italy, almost 2,000 years ago first released a wave of air so hot it turned ...