Dramatic footage shows the volcano releasing a towering plume of ash 2,700 metres above the crater ... Witnesses also reported a rare display of volcanic lightning, illuminating the darkened ...

Scientists believe that a cloud of ash as hot as 510 degrees Celsius enveloped ... The process of forming glass can also occur naturally, such as when lightning strikes a sandy desert, forming ...

The authors therefore conclude, based on modern volcanic eruption observations, that a super-heated ash cloud which dissipated quickly was the first deadly event during Vesuvius's eruption.

It is usually caused by meteorites, lightning or lava ... The "only possible scenario" was that an ash cloud emitted by Vesuvius delivered an initial hot blast before quickly dissipating, the ...

A rare sequence of heating and cooling triggered the chain of chemical reactions that turn organic material into glass.

The ash cloud produced by the eruption of a sub-glacial volcano in Iceland brought chaos to the European air industry between 14 and 21 April. Since then, disruption to flights has continued ...

For several years now, we've been following a tantalizing story indicating that the high heat of the ash cloud generated when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD was sufficiently hot to turn one of ...

Plus, they would have cooled slowly. Instead, based on observations of more recent eruptions, an extremely hot ash cloud that dissipated quickly could have created the conditions necessary for the ...

Researchers predict the most likely outcome of the unrest at Mt. Spurr is “one or more explosive events” that could last as long as a few hours and produce ash clouds carried for hundreds of miles.

The armament retains the lightning enchantment for a while." The Ash of War: Lightning Slash is a drop from a Teadrop Scarab roaming around the Altus Plateau, near the wall that divides the Altus ...

Let out a bleat, then tumble forwards, clad in lightning. Tumbles can be repeated in rapid succession." The Ash of War: Lightning Ram is a drop from a Teadrop Scarab roaming around the Altus ...