Volcanic bombs, a fundamental part of many explosive eruptions, are also a lethal hazard. If more of them blew up midflight, that would be preferable to their clonking someone on the head.

Unless you’re a meteorologist or you live in Hawaii, you may not know a hot spot refers to more than Wi-Fi. Here are some common words and phrases used when discussing volcanic activity.

Volcanic bombs can be incredibly deadly, and many people get very close to death when trying to catch sight of one. But what are they, and how do they form? Newsletters Games Share a News Tip.

The new island is an indication that Iwo Jima is volcanically active again. Setsuya Nakada / Asahi Shimbun “Volcanic ash and bombs reached ejected masses as high as 100 meters high above, and ...

A volcanic bomb the size of a basketball shot out of the sea at one point, crashing through the roof of a tour boat like a shotgun blast from hell, injuring over a dozen people.

In 1894, several people were killed by volcanic bombs and four people were overtaken by lava flows, and in 1979, acid rainfall caused by the volcano burned some inhabitants. Ilopango Volcano, A.D ...

Bombs dropped into a volcano by the U.S. Army 85 years ago in a bid to divert lava from a nearby town have been rediscovered. The bombs, which were dropped as part of a cluster in 1935, ...

Instead, it breaks up into fragments like Pele's tears, hair, and volcanic bombs once the magma is freed from the subsurface. "Lava fountaining" becomes its own, special style of volcanic activity.

Volcanic bombs, says Fernández. He takes one in his hands to show me and then puts it back in its place. They are part of this virgin landscape, ...

Last year, the volcano erupted on its northwestern slope, seeping lava and ejecting volcanic bombs. Video captures Eurasia's highest active volcano.

Last year, the volcano erupted on its northwestern slope, seeping lava and ejecting volcanic bombs. The Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far northeast is noted for its array of active and dormant ...