When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the scolding lava, ash, and gas that poured from its entrails converted the Roman city of Pompeii into a terrifying snapshot of death and destruction. Two ...

Phreatic eruption is normal but entry into the permanent danger zone of all active volcanoes, even under Alert Level 0, ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano began a new series of eruptions in December 2024. The world's most active volcano, located in Kilauea, Hawaii, resumed its latest eruption on Wednesday. Volcanic activity ...

VOLCANO (KHON2) — The fourth phase of the current eruption at Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has been paused since Saturday. Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to your inbox ...

A massive volcanic eruption may have helped to set in motion the development of one of South America’s earliest complex societies. Experts have identified ashy layers at multiple Bolivian sites ...

A minor phreatic eruption was monitored at Taal Volcano early Wednesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said. According to PHIVOLCS, the eruption from Taal ...

The eruption of Kilauea within the summit caldera resumed today just before 3 p.m. According the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, this marks the beginning of the fifth episode of the current eruption ...

Using ice core samples, researchers linked a natural disaster with a trove of nearly 5,000-year-old artifacts discovered at an archaeological site in Denmark Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent ...

Jan. 10, 2025 — A new study based on the sampling and analysis of volcanic ash at Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition ...

“Regular” eruptions on Whakaari/White Island are likely to continue after indications that magma (molten rock) has risen to ...

The active Mount Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted in a spectacular Valentine's Day display on Feb. 14, spewing plumes of ash 5,000 meters into the air. According to the Kagoshima ...