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The Centre for the Study of Active Volcanoes at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo established a fund remembering the Kraffts, the Maurice and Katia Krafft Memorial Fund. Donations are directed to educate people in countries of high volcanic risk about the hazards active volcanoes pose. [21]
volcano: from Latin, referring to volcano; coni: from ancient Greek (κόνις, kónis) which means dust-osis: from ancient Greek, suffix to indicate a medical condition; This word was invented at a meeting of the National Puzzlers' League (N.P.L.) by its president Everett M. Smith.
The word volcano (UK: /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/; and US /vɔlˈkeɪnoʊ/) originates from the early 17th century, derived from the Italian vulcano, a volcanic island in the Aeolian Islands of Italy whose name in turn comes from latin volcānus or vulcānus referring to Vulcan, the god of fire in Roman mythology.
This beautiful and active volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has been in eruption since millions of years ago, and began spewing lava flows on Nov. 27, 2022. for the first time since 1984.
Photos show Icelandic volcano erupting for 10th time in 3 years Lava spurts and flows after the eruption of a volcano in the Reykjanes Peninsula near Grindavik, Iceland, in this handout picture ...
A.D. 79: Mount Vesuvius, Italy. Mount Vesuvius has erupted eight times in the last 17,000 years, most recently in 1944, but the big one was in A.D. 17. One of the most violent eruptions in history ...
List of volcanoes in Eritrea; List of volcanoes in Ethiopia; List of volcanoes in Kenya; List of volcanoes in Libya; List of volcanoes in Madagascar; List of volcanoes of Mauritius; In Nigeria all the volcanoes are in the Biu Plateau; List of volcanoes in Réunion; List of volcanoes in Rwanda; São Tomé and Príncipe has only one volcano, Pico ...
Largest volcano in Europe by area, [18] and includes the peaks Plomb du Cantal and Puy Mary. Most recent eruption occurred 2-3 MYA. Puy de Sancy, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Both the tallest mountain in the Massif Central and volcano in France. [19] Most recent eruption occurred 200 thousand years ago. Monts Dore; Mont Ross; Gallieni Massif