Cafe Geology

Additional information: Calbuco volcano has 2003 meters height (6572ft). The impressive ashes column you see in the video had a calculated height of 15km (9.3mil), from which you clearly see about 10km (6.2mil) before to get lost inside the atmosphere static zone where the ashes created a huge and dense cloud that now is traveling around the world.

While the Earth's oceans are known as five separate entities, there is really only one ocean. So, how big is it? As of 2013, it takes up 71% of the Earth, houses 99% of the biosphere, and contains some of Earth's grandest geological features. Scott Gass reminds us of the influence humans have on the ocean and the influence it has on us.

What is the maximum height for a mountain on Earth!? And why?

Australian tourists Linda and Philip McNamara filmed the eruption of Papua New Guinean volcano, Mount Tavurvur, on August 29. You can literally see the shockwave!

Every year, thousands of snakes gather at the Narcisse Snake Dens in Manitoba, Canada. It's billed as the largest gathering of snakes anywhere in the world. Manitoba's climate and geology make it the perfect place for red-sided garter snakes to live and mate. It has become a tourist attraction, but it's not for the faint of heart.

Baltimore Landslide April 30th, 2014

This is what happens when a coke can meets some flowing lava.

We always hear the geographical term but do we really know what sea level is?

Fog rolling over the long range mountains and burning off as it moves over Lark Harbour, west coast of Newfoundland