Etna in December 2015: Marco Restivo’s Eruption Photographs
Etna's night sky became spectacular in early December 2015. A powerful eruption from the Voragine crater sent incandescent material and ...
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Volcanoes: Craters, Lava & Remarkable Landscapes
Volcanic landscapes tell a story in their shapes and colours. Discover craters, formations and places from the archive, then explore island destinations where geology is part of the appeal. Access to volcanic areas can change, so use local official guidance when planning a visit.
Start with Kawah Ijen’s Blue Fire: What Glows and What Visitors Must Check and Aogashima, Japan: A Remote Island With a Caldera Inside a Caldera.
A Wingsuit Display Above Mount Bromo
Mount Bromo's ridges and crater look almost sculpted from above. In this Red Bull Skydive Team production, human figures cross that enor...
Lava Entering the Ocean: Kawika Singson’s Close-Up Footage
Orange lava and dark ocean water make a startling pair. One seems to flow with a heavy, glowing persistence; the other rises and falls aroun...
Hawaii Volcanoes: QT Luong’s Lava and Night-Sky Time-Lapse
Orange light glows against a dark landscape, while clouds and stars move through a sky that seems almost impossibly large. QT Luong’s Hawaii...
Kawah Ijen’s Blue Fire: Sulfur, Photography and the Crater Landscape
Electric blue flames against a black landscape make Kawah Ijen look unlike the volcano most people imagine. The colour is real, but the comm...
Aogashima: Life and Travel on Tokyo’s Volcanic Island
From above, Aogashima looks like an island holding another small mountain inside itself. Steep outer cliffs surround a green basin, with an ...
Ten Volcanic Landscapes: Cones, Craters and Mountain Settings
Volcanoes do not all look alike. Some spread across the horizon in broad slopes, while others rise as a distinct cone. Their surroundings ma...