Archive Report
Archive Report
Recent Volcanic Eruptions
Fallout from Mount St. Helens, El Chichón
It may be the most impressive sight in nature. Few people can look at an erupting volcano — even on television or in a still photograph — without getting a sense of nature's raw power. This sight has not been all that unusual in recent years. In the first week of October, for example, there were two significant volcanic eruptions. On Oct. 3, Japan's Mount Oyama on the island of Miyake erupted for the first time in 21 years, burying a village and sending black smoke over six miles into the air. Two days later, the Kilauea volcano on the island of Hawaii erupted for the tenth time since early January.
There was no loss of life ...