The port of Galveston is an island city. It sits at the east end of Galveston Island, an overgrown sandbar…
Nobody was prepared for what happened. In New York City and along the eastern seaboard the temperature at midday was…
The Great Fire of London started in a pie shop on Pudding Lane, now commemorated by a 65 m (202…
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Somewhere on earth, a volcanic eruption is either happening or about to happen. About 1,500 of them have erupted at…
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In spite of the fact that we know now exactly what causes earthquakes, their sudden, repetitive appearance is as disturbing…
The word “tsunami” comes from Japan where it has always been a frequent visitor and where it originally meant a…
To understand earthquakes and volcanic eruptions the fundamental role of tectonic plates needs to be examined. At their points of…
The spectacular explosions of volcanoes such as Vesuvius and Krakatoa may dominate the popular imagination, but the eruptions which occur…