Volcanic eruption of Gunung Batur 1717m the large volcano located in the eastern highlands A 1917 eruption of this volcano killed 1000 local people and amazingly the boiling lava stopped just short of the temple at Batur village INDONESIA Bali

Feet and colorful vegetation on volcanic soil Vulcano Vulcano is apart from Stromboli the Eolian island with the most recent volcanic activity eruption of 1888-1890 It offers the most spectacular crater and fumaroles ITALY Aeolian Islands Vulcano

Detail of sulphuric volcanic activity VulcanoVulcano is apart from Stromboli the Eolian island with the most recent volcanic activity eruption of 1888-1890 It offers the most spectacular crater and fumaroles ITALY Aeolian Islands Lipari

Detail of steps and sulphuric volcanic activity VulcanoVulcano is apart from Stromboli the Eolian island with the most recent volcanic activity eruption of 1888-1890 It offers the most spectacular crater and fumaroles ITALY Aeolian Islands Lipari

Cyclist peddling up road with lush vegetation Vulcano Vulcano is apart from Stromboli the Eolian island with the most recent volcanic activity eruption of 1888-1890 It offers the most spectacular crater and fumaroles ITALY Aeolian Islands Vulcano

Sightseeing on the lake of the crater of the Kawa Ijan vulcano where a sulphur mine constantly smokes Baluran national park Java Indonesia

Interior and mosaic at Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Frescoes at the ruins of Pompeii, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

The ruins of Pompeii, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Leirhnjukur thermal area and eruption site, near Krafla geothermal power station, Lake Myvatn, North area, Iceland, Polar Regions

The ruins of Pompeii, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Snow capped Mt Etna with plume of smoke Mount Etna towering above Catania Sicilys second largest city has one of the worlds longest documented records of historical volcanism ITALY Sicily

Plaster cast of one of the inhabitants buried in ash during the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, Pompeii, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Sightseeing on the lake of the crater of the Kawa Ijan vulcano where a sulphur mine constantly smokes at the foreground a sulphur worker carrying 80 kg of sulphur Baluran national park Java Indonesia

Man walking along ridgecrest of steaming volcanic activity Vulcano is apart from Stromboli the Eolian island with the most recent volcanic activity eruption of 1888-1890 It offers the most spectacular crater and fumaroles ITALY Aeolian Islands Vulcano

The ruins of Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Trees flattened by eruption of 1980, and dead trees on Spirit Lake, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington State, United States of America, North America

Fresco at the Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Victim of Vesuvius eruption, volcanic ash formed mould, form later revealed by injecting plaster, Pompeii, Campania, Italy, Europe

Fresco from the House of Venus, Pompeii, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Eruption of Castle Geyser with thermophilic bacterica mats in foreground, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Blast area of 1980 eruption with destroyed forest, floating timber on Spirit Lake and new crater, Washington State., United States of America U.S.A., North America

Sightseeing on the lake of the crater of the Kawa Ijan vulcano where a sulphur mine constantly smokes Baluran national park Java Indonesia

Cooled lava from recent eruption, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Island of Hawaii Big Island, Hawaii, United States of America, North America

Versuvius Volcano seen from Pompeii, buried in AD79 eruption, Renovated stonework of a building on the edge of the Roman Forum, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

The ruins of Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Detail of sulphuric volcanic activity VulcanoVulcano is apart from Stromboli the Eolian island with the most recent volcanic activity eruption of 1888-1890 It offers the most spectacular crater and fumaroles ITALY Aeolian Islands Lipari

Mount Vesuvius behind the ruins of the Roman resort of Herculaneum, destroyed in the eruption of AD 79 which covered the town in lava and mud, Herculaneum, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Lava dome in crater seen from rim, Mount St. Helens after 1980 eruption, with Spirit Lake and Mount Rainier in the distance, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington State, United States of America U.S.A., North America

The ruins of Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

View into the Theatre at the ruins of Pompeii, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Mount Vesuvius seen from the ruins of Pompeii, buried in the ash flow of the eruption of AD 79, Columbus basalt lava marble and brick, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Wall frescoes from Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

The ruins of Pompeii, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Hawaii, Big Island, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea lava flow Lae'apuki Bench into ocean during eruption January 2000 D1513

Fresco from the House of Venus, Pompeii, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

The ruins of Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Ryan Lake and some of the millions of trees north of Mount St. Helens flattened by the eruption of 1980, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington State, United States of America U.S.A., North America

Sightseeing on the lake of the crater of the Kawa Ijan vulcano where a sulphur mine constantly smokes at the foreground a sulphur worker carrying 80 kg of sulphur Baluran national park Java Indonesia

Cooled lava from recent eruption, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Island of Hawaii Big Island, Hawaii, United States of America, North America

Sightseeing on the lake of the crater of the Kawa Ijan vulcano where a sulphur mine constantly smokes at the foreground a sulphur worker carrying 80 kg of sulphur Baluran national park Java Indonesia