Prof Isobel Yeo, an expert on highly dangerous submarine volcanoes with Britain's National Oceanography Centre, is leading the mission. Around two-thirds of the world's volcanoes are underwater ...

TORNADOES, volcanic winters and 70-foot tsunamis aren't the first words that come to mind when you think: Britain. But our small island has been struck by a surprising array of natural disasters.

Earthquakes are relatively common on the island of New Britain, which is home to several active volcanoes. The tremor was reportedly felt as far away as the capital, Port Moresby, about 620km away ...