When volcano gets angry

A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface. Volcanic activity involving the extrusion of rock tends to form mountains or features like mountains over a period of time. Volcanoes are generally found where tectonic plates are pulled apart or come together. A mid-oceanic ridge, for example the

Krakatoa eruption 1883

Krakatoa , also spelled Krakatao or Krakatowa, is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. The name is used for the island group, the main island (also called Rakata), and the volcano as a whole. It has erupted repeatedly, massively, and with disastrous consequences throughout recorded history. The best known eruption culminated in a series of massive

Current active volcanoes on Earth

Name of Volcano Location Status AkanJapanGreen AkutanAleutian Is.Green AlaidKurile Is.Green AmbrymS.pacificAlert Level 0 AnatahanMariana Is.Yellow AniakchakAlaskaGreen AobaVanuatuAlert Level 0 ApoyequeNicaraguaYellow ArenalCosta RicaOrange AsamaJapanGreen AsoJapanGreen Atka (Korovin)Aluetian Is.Green AugustineAlaskaGreen AvachinskyKamchatkaGreen AwuSangihe Is.Alert Level 0 AzulGalapagos