Located in northeast Ethiopia, Dallol consists of “hypersaline sites, magnesium-rich brines, and hypersaline, hyperacidic and hot pools on an active volcano”.

The Dallol hydrothermal pools are harsh environments. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Unearthly greens and yellows color the scorching-hot landscape surrounding the Dallol volcano in northern Ethiopia.

Ethiopia's geothermal field Dallol is full of acidic, salty and hot ponds that don't allow life to form. Puri Lopez-Garcia. CNN — Life exists in extreme environments on Earth, from arid ...

Inside the explosion crater of Dallol volcano, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia Image: Getty. Even in winter, daily temperatures routinely exceed 45ºC above pools of boiling water.

The hottest inhabited place on Earth according to average daily temperature, Dallol is an otherworldly area of northern Ethiopia that's known as the "Land of Death" and the "Gateway to Hell." Its ...

Photographs supposedly documenting vibrant, blue-hued molten rock erupting from a volcano in Ethiopia were shared to X (formerly Twitter) on Aug. 20, 2023, (archived here).As of this writing, the ...