A giant layer of pumice and ash, which is up to 500 feet (150 meters) thick, revealed that around half a million years ago, the Santorini volcano erupted so explosively it was 15 times more ...

After each eruption, the Santorini volcano starts to recharge its magma supply, readying itself for another gigantic blast. The most infamous of these outbursts took place in the year 1560 B.C.

When a pumice lump from Santorini is found in an excavation, we can at least say that the Santorini volcano must have already erupted, and the time of the eruption corresponds consequently to the ...

Egyptian archaeologists showed off white pumice Monday that they theorize was swept onto the northern Sinai desert by a tsunami triggered by the ancient volcanic eruption on Santorini island 530 ...

A giant layer of pumice and ash found buried underwater in the Santorini caldera indicates an eruption in A.D. 726 was much bigger than previously thought.

The olive branch comes from the Greek island of Santorini, where a volcano erupted more than three millennia ago, spewing gas, ash, pumice, and boulders into the sky. Once depleted, the volcano ...

An eruption in A.D. 726 reportedly caused the sea to boil and sent pumice chunks flying ... "What we must realize is that the Santorini volcano produces very large explosions every 20,000 ...

Brasier thought of the idea while walking on the beaches of Santorini, a volcanic island in the Mediterranean. After a small eruption there, he saw blocks of pumice floating in the sea.

It is estimated that within three days this volcano spewed out 14 cubic miles (60 cubic kilometers) of ash, rock and pumice. That’s almost triple the volume of all five Great Lakes in the U.S.

In 1650 CE, the Greek island of Santorini was devastated by the eruption of an underwater volcano called Kolumbo. People first noticed the water boiling and changing color and a cone poking out of ...

Explore Santorini on a budget with Dave's 3-day itinerary, including a boat tour, ... The explosion shaped the island's cliffs and beaches, layering them with volcanic ash and pumice stone.