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What's real and fictional in Netflix's disaster series La Palma

The Norwegian series La Palma has become one of the most popular series on the streaming service Netflix. But how realistic are the volcanic disaster and tsunami?

Volcanoes in Norway: Oslo was an inferno 300 million years ago

Researchers see traces of dramatic volcanic eruptions in Norway.

Volcanic eruption triggered by earthquakes in Iceland

There is a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland following several earthquakes. The eruption comes after weeks of smaller tremors in the area.

New Norwegian land could emerge from the Atlantic Ocean

Many active volcanoes can be found on the seabed within Norway's maritime borders. Some are now only a few metres below sea level.

Why can't mountains on Earth get much higher than the ones that are here now?

If you've ever wondered why there are no mountains higher than Mount Everest, you can find the answer here. But there are mountains of completely different sizes elsewhere in the solar system.

A volcanic catastrophe off the Norwegian coast likely explains dramatic global warming 55 million years ago

Never since has the climate on Earth warmed up so quickly — or been so hot. Researchers believe that the explanation for the rapid warming may lie off the coast of Norway.

65 536 shades of grey can help us understand our geological past

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: When medicine met geology - detecting the invisible traces of volcanic eruptions with CT scans.

The evolving life of East African beetles

They are distant cousins in more ways than one, the rove beetles of East Africa’s volcanic peaks. Separated by vast distances and confined to high altitudes, they have evolved into separate species.

Unearthing the cause of mass extinction

The cause for mass extinction can be unearthed by looking at big volcano-like offshore structures in Norway and South-Africa.