The 2009 eruption of Sarychev Peak Volcano, Kuril Islands, viewed from the International Space Station. A new study says that a similar eruption was behind a cooling event with worldwide effects 200 ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii in 79 CE. It also left scientists something unusually valuable: volcanic rock ...

A volcano on an Indonesian archipelago began erupting on Sept. 4, and satellites in orbit have been watching closely. The volcano Anak Krakatau started spitting out ash and lava on Sept. 4. On an ...

Yellowstone's last giant eruption happened about 631,000 years ago. It was so powerful that the ground above the underground magma system collapsed, creating the massive Yellowstone Caldera seen today ...

Deep beneath the barren landscape of Antarctica lies secrets to the climatic history of the world. Frozen in the ice are chemical markers which, when studied by scientists, can help reveal a ...

Scientists from France and Australia have uncovered compelling evidence that could help predict the world’s next major volcanic eruptions. Their research, published in the journal Communications Earth ...

A swarm of earth tremors and fears of volcanic eruptions in January forced tens of thousands of people to move away from Awash Fentale, an area in the Afar region of Ethiopia. The area falls within a ...

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Residents ride a tuk-tuk taxi along a road damaged by multiple earthquakes near the town of Kabanna in the north of Ethiopia. Amanuel Sileshi/AFP via Getty Images The Ethiopian Disaster Risk ...

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous and now best-monitored volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only volcano in the range. From southern British Columbia ...