Tracking the hazards and benefits of volcanoes in East Africa

More than 100 young volcanoes – that have had activity within about 10,000 years – dot the landscape of the East African Rift – an area that runs for more than 3000 kilometres from Djibouti and Eritrea, down through ...

What is the difference between active and dormant volcanoes?

Volcanoes are an impressive force of nature. Physically, they dominate the landscape, and have an active role in shaping our planet's geography. When they are actively erupting, they are an extremely dangerous and destructive ...

Hawaii governor says telescope-construction timeout extended

Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Saturday that a nonprofit company planning to build one of the world's largest telescopes atop a mountain many Native Hawaiians consider sacred will maintain a moratorium on construction for another ...

Space image: Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

This false-colour image from Japan's ALOS satellite was acquired over part of southern Kenya and the border with Tanzania.

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