Up close: Vanuatu volcano puts on a glittering, primal show
Monday, July 13, 2015 - 03:30
in Earth & Climate
TANNA ISLAND, Vanuatu (AP) -- It's constantly hissing, fussing and belching, but every half hour or so Yasur volcano sends up a tremendous spurt of lava and a boom so loud it is deafening on the crater rim and can be heard for miles. At dusk, the explosions begin to resemble fireworks, the lava glittering as it falls from the sky....