Following the eruption of Mount Fuji, falling volcanic ash blankets Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, blocking the sunlight and forcing ...

The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 remains one of the most powerful volcanic disasters ever recorded. The explosion destroyed much of the island and triggered tsunamis that devastated coastal ...

Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic activity, are a product of our planet’s geophysical forces and can have devastating effects on communities and ecosystems. Detecting such ...

On June 15, 1991, the island of Luzon in the Philippines was ground zero for the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 1900s when Mount Pinatubo blew its top. This historic natural event set massive ...

A cloud of carbon dioxide burst from Cameroon’s Lake Nyos, leaving tragedy in its wake.

In June 2024, early career geologist Gustavo Béjar López traveled to Guatemala for a project aimed at using artificial intelligence to automatically detect and potentially forecast deadly mudslides ...