LAVA

Mount Etna streams red-hot lava and sends ash rising more than 3,000ft in spectacular eruption

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Mount Etna streams red-hot lava and sends columns of ash rising more than 3,000ft in spectacular eruption Eruption started on Tuesday afternoon and sent ash billowing 3,000ft high  Catania’s airport was closed and emergency services in nearby villages on alert  Footage shows smoke glowing red and yellow as it stretches for miles in the sky  … Read more

Moment Mount Etna eruption sends a stream of lava and smoke 328 feet into the air over Sicily

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An eruption at Mount Etna sent a violent stream of lava and smoke hundreds of feet into the air above Sicily Sunday night. Volcanic activity was first detected from the southeast crater shortly before 9:30pm local time. The eruption lasted through Monday morning, with a dense ash plume some three miles high and lava fountains … Read more

Scientists predict volcanic eruptions by looking at decades-old lava crystals 

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Lava crystals that erupted from volcanoes more than half a century ago can reveal secrets about when they may next erupt, a new study claims.  US scientists analysed crystals formed inside a type of porous rock that burst from the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii in 1959.  The crystals had an odd shape that, along with computer … Read more

Home cooks are going wild for this three-ingredient Mars bar lava cake

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‘This is the perfect dessert’: Why home cooks are going wild for this three-ingredient Mars bar lava cake Home cooks are wild for a slow cooker Mars bar lava cake and how to make it Hundreds online have called the simple dish the ‘perfect’ summer dessert To make cake, you need chocolate cake mix, instant … Read more

Lava tubes on Mars and the Moon are up to 1,000 times bigger than those on Earth

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Lava tubes under the surface of the Moon and Mars are so large they could host entire planetary bases for future space exploration, planetary scientists claim. Researchers at the Universities of Bologna and Padua studied the subsurface cavities that lava created billions of years ago under the surface of Mars and the Moon.  These cavities … Read more

Daredevils dodge lava bombs while crossing an active volcano on a tightrope to set world record

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Two adrenaline junkies have set a world record by walking the first slackline over an active volcano. Alexander Schulz, 28, from Germany, and Rafael Bridi, 33, from Brazil, crossed the crater of the Yasur volcano on Tanna Island, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean – walking on a one inch wide strip of webbing. The volcano … Read more

Lava tubes on Mars could serve as natural settlements that protect humans from deadly radiation

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Scientists are developing suitable shelters for the first explorers of Mars, but a new study believes the Red Planet can provide natural settlements for the pioneers. After surveying 1,500 images taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a team of experts believe they have discovered a solution – ‘lava tubes.’ An area, known as Hellas Planitia … Read more

Justin Bieber leaps and skates around the house as he plays ‘the floor is lava’ with wife Hailey

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Justin Bieber leaps and skates his way around the house as he plays ‘the floor is lava’ with wife Hailey… before completely falling to the floor By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 05:03 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 05:03 BST, 29 March 2020 Justin Bieber was on fire while playing a game of ‘the … Read more

Britons ignore orders as shoppers leave home to buy paint, garden tools and a LAVA LAMP

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Is this really ESSENTIAL shopping? Britons ignore order to only leave the house for basic necessities as shoppers buy paint, garden tools, mirrors and a LAVA LAMP Boris Johnson said Britons should only shop for essential food or medicine But many are flouting the instructions and stocking up on DIY equipment The shoppers are risking … Read more