Volcanic soil is by far among the most fertile. The abundance of sodium, calcium, magnesium and especially potassium make volcanic zones ideal places for growing vegetables and fruit trees, without having to resort to irrigation systems. However, this is true once the products of volcanic eruptions...

A stratovolcano is generally a cone-shaped volcano formed by the overlapping of several layers of solidified lava, tephra, pumice and volcanic ash. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterised by rather steep slopes (up to 45°) and periodic explosive eruptions....

It is often said that Etna, with its almost 3400 metres of elevation and climbing, is the highest active volcano in Europe. But this is not true. From a purely official standpoint, the highest active volcano in Europe is Teide, with 3718 metres of elevation on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary ...

For the ancient Greeks, Hephaestus was the god of volcanoes. Hephaestus was a builder and architect, goldsmith and gunsmith, blacksmith and inventor of mechanical objects. He forged the weapons of Heracles and Achilles, two great heroes. His workshop, instead of together with the other Gods of Olymp...

Volcanology is a branch of Geology, the science that studies rocks, and is related to the study of volcanoes. This science aims to understand the origin and function of volcanoes and their eruptions, in order to understand the possible dangers faced by populations living around them, and their act...

Volcanic eruptions are mainly divided into two types: effusive, where lava flows and escapes, and explosive, where the magma is fragmented by the explosion of the gas bubbles inside it. Explosive eruptions are divided into 5-6 main types, and are grouped by considering the total energy of the erupt...

Magma is the fiery matter that comes from inside the Earth and out of volcanoes in the form of lava. Magma is essentially formed of molten rock that forms in the bowels of the Earth. It feeds volcanoes, creates minerals and rocks, transports energy and mineral resources to the Planet’s surface. ...

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Founded on 4 November 1945 in Paris, it aims to support peace, the relationship between different cultures and the environment in which we find ourselves. One of its most important initiatives is the World Heritage List...