Before we jump into that, some fun facts to get yourself familiarized from the eruption: As I alluded to above, it took a long time to determine exactly where the eruption was sourced. No one was near ...

At the beginning of June of 1912, Mount Katmai, a 7000-foot volcano 40-some miles from Bristol Bay, was showing signs of coming to life. On June 6, a new volcano would come into existence — and the ...

On a June day 105 years ago, in a green valley where the Aleutians merge with the mainland, the world fell apart. Earthquakes swayed the alders and spruce. A mountain shook, groaned and collapsed into ...

Shortly after Christmas Day, I was emailed by someone asking me what the largest volcanic eruption in recent history happened to be. Clearly, there’s no rest for the wicked – but as ever, I’m happy to ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An ash cloud from a 109-year-old volcanic eruption is on its way toward ...

FAIRBANKS - On a fine June day about 100 years ago, in a green mountain valley where the Aleutians stick to the rest of Alaska, the world fell apart. Earthquakes swayed the alders and spruce. A ...

JUNEAU, Alaska – A smog-like haze that hung over part of Alaska's Kodiak Island this week was courtesy of a volcanic eruption -- 100 years ago. The National Weather Service said strong winds and a ...

On June 6, 1912, if you happened to be sitting on a log outside your cabin near Fairbanks, Juneau or Dawson City, you would have heard an explosion. There was no way to know the boom came from ...

Explore the Novarupta eruption of 1912, the largest eruption of the 20th century, and its significant geological insights. It is only rhyolite ash-flow tuff of the century and one of a very few highly ...