Category Archives: Volcanoes

India’s Lone Volcano is Active

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Rashid Faridi

India’s only live volcano+ in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is active again and started spewing smoke and lava again. After lying dormant for 150 years, Barren Island volcano erupted in 1991 and has been showing sporadic activity since then, scientists … Continue reading →

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Hotspot Volcanoes

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

While most volcanoes / earthquakes occur along plate boundaries, there are exceptions. For example the volcanic Hawaiian islands which can be found in the middle of the Pacific Plate are formed due to a Hotspot. Hotspots are plumes of molten … Continue reading →

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Mud Pot or Mud Pool and Paint Pot: Landforms Resulting from volcanic and Biological Activity

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

One of the most interesting looking features of a thermal area is mudpots. A mudpot  or mud pool is an acidic hot spring, or fumarole, with limited water. It usually takes the form of a pool of bubbling mud. The acid … Continue reading →

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Earth Scientists Say to Jupiter’s Moon Io: Your Volcanoes Are in the Wrong Place

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Jupiter’s moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the whole Solar System, with hundreds of volcanoes, some erupting lava fountains up to 250 miles high. But, concentrations of volcanic activity are significantly displaced from where they are expected … Continue reading →

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