Predicting a volcanic eruption in time to warn authorities and populations remains a major challenge on a global scale. In a ...

From the fiery lava fountains of Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea volcano to the dramatic eruption of the Reykjanes Peninsula Fissure Eruption in Iceland, 2025 was filled with plenty of volcanic activity. Here are ...

Tourists and residents in Iceland evacuated Tuesday as a volcano eruption impacted the Reykjanes Peninsula for the 11th time since 2021 after lying dormant for 800 years. The eruption, which began in ...

The small town has been affected by volcanic activity since November 2023. A small fishing town in southwestern Iceland has been rocked yet again by another volcano eruption that has forced residents ...

It looks like just another hill in Sussex County, but you wouldn’t have wanted to have been standing there 420 million years ago. That’s about when the Beemerville Volcano erupted in Wantage, give or ...

A volcanic eruption in Iceland forced tourists to evacuate the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa on Wednesday as images captured lava flowing through a fissure in the Earth’s surface. The eruption began ...

Volcanoes have always held an incredible power capable of shaping the course of human history. Around 1,600 B.C.E., an explosion on the Greek island of Santorini likely wiped out Europe’s first ...

A volcanic fissure that opened up in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula expanded on Thursday after an eruption forced the evacuation of local residents and travellers staying at the famous Blue Lagoon spa.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – We love our pets and worry about their safety during natural disasters, especially something as unique as a volcanic eruption. Scientists with the Alaska Volcano Observatory have ...

Scientists have uncovered a long-missing piece of the volcanic puzzle: rising magma doesn’t just form explosive gas bubbles when pressure drops—it can do so simply by being sheared and “kneaded” ...

The 1815 eruption produced 60 megatons of sulfur, and as a result, average global temperatures dropped by around 3°C (5.4°F).

An earlier version of this story was published in 2024. It looks like just another hill in Sussex County, but you wouldn’t have wanted to have been standing there 420 million years ago. That’s about ...