Only a portion of this fault is active right now, a portion that is roughly between the islands of Santorini (officially known as Thera) and Amorgos ... and discussions are ongoing. A volcanic ...

Around 1,600 BC, Santorini got its current shape from one of the largest volcanic eruptions in human history. That eruption, which blasted away much of the island of Thera, may have hastened the ...

In fact, Thera actually appears in the stories of ... which was lost to the sea after a huge volcanic eruption occurred. One of the most surprising facts about Santorini is that there wasn't ...

The city was later destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption, the same one that created ... be sure to visit the Museum of Prehistoric Thera in Fira. Ancient Akrotiri is located on the southern ...

Sixteen or so centuries earlier, possibly in 1560 BC, the Minoan Eruption, one of the most powerful seismological events in human history, disembowelled the Greek island of Thera. It ripped it ...

the eruption of the Thera volcano caused less disruption over time than might have been expected.” The Minoans appear to have calmly dealt with the event, as they had experienced previous disasters.

The fossilized olive leaves are now exhibited at the Museum of Prehistoric Thera in the capital Fira on Santorini ... mastic and pistachio trees were preserved in the volcanic ash of successive ...

Alaska's Mount Spurr, an active volcano near the most populated region in the state, is getting even closer to an eruption, ...

Mount Spurr, located about 75 miles West of Anchorage, has been acting up in recent weeks, prompting officials at the U.S. Geological Survey and Alaska Volcano Observatory to issue a yellow alert.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory on Wednesday said Mount Spurr is at risk of erupting within the next few weeks or months, potentially impacting residents 78 miles away in the city of Anchorage.