A Brilliant Blue Lake Inside an Ancient Volcano Stuns From Space

A breathtaking astronaut photo reveals El Salvador’s Lake Coatepeque—an ancient volcanic crater lake that sometimes ...
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This volcano’s lava isn’t red; it’s electric blue, and here’s why!

AtIndonesia’s Kawah Ijen volcano, a breathtaking blue glow emerges at night, setting it apart from most volcanoes where lava burns in shades of red. At Kawah Ijen, however, the molten sulfur flows ...
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Rare blue flames burn in cracks from Hawaii volcano

Methane gas produced by Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has caused rare blue flames to arise from cracks in the pavement. U.S. Geological Survey scientists were able to capture what they called "one of the ...
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NASA Captures Aerial View of Lake Within Ancient El Salvador Volcano That Mysteriously Changes Color

Lake Coatepeque is a stunning blue body of water nestled within an ancient volcanic caldera in El Salvador.

Iceland’s Chief ‘Lava Cooler’ Is Bracing for the Next Eruption

Helgi Hjorleifsson, a firefighter, is a leader in a national experiment to steer rivers of lava away from important sites.
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For 25 Years, the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program Has Kept Weekly Tabs on Volcanic Eruptions Around the World. Here’s How They Do It

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...