Iceland and its volcanoes have been in the news a lot lately. The Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland has been very active in March and April of 2010. The ash spewing forth from this volcano has resulted in the grounding of flights as far away as England, due to the danger it presents to airplanes. Prior ...
Searching for trivia about volcanoes? Are you a teacher preparing a lesson plan on volcanoes? Here are a few fun facts about volcanoes. Everyday, somewhere on Earth, a volcano erupts. Believe it or not, a volcano is probably erupting as you read this article. Fortunately, most of the volcanic eruptions are underwater. There are about ...
Building a volcano for a school project is almost a rite of passage for middle and high school students these days. While it may seem like a daunting task that seems like it will drag on for hours, it is easy to build an impressive volcano with minimum time and money spent. A thought you ...
The search for safe deodorizers is an endless chore, it seems. On one shopping expedition months ago I noticed a bag of rock hanging in the pet care aisle. It was special volcanic rock and was purported to take care of pet odors naturally by way of a negative ionic charge. All I needed to ...
At this time there are more than 1,500 volcanoes on the surface of the Earth. This number does not include the volcanoes that exist under the ocean, of which there are potentially thousands. The largest of these 1,500 volcanoes pose a major threat to those who live in their wake. Some of them even have ...
