Articles for tag: EarthsInterior, Geology, VolcanicEruptions, Volcanoes

a volcano erupts lava as the sun sets

Why Do Volcanoes Erupt? The Fiery Science Beneath Earth’s Surface

Andrew Alpin

  Stand on the flank of an active volcano and almost everything you feel is contradiction: still air above, restless Earth below, silence broken by a low, animal growl from inside the planet. Volcanoes are not just spectacular natural shows; they are pressure valves for a planet that is constantly rearranging itself from the inside ...