The authors cite The Volcano Ready Communities Project in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as a recent success story. The project evacuated 22,000 people ahead of an eruption in April 2021 .

Geoengineering refers to deliberate large-scale interventions in the Earth’s natural systems to counteract climate change. The idea of using volcanoes to cool the planet falls under this umbrella.

Science Academy - Sponsored by Knova's Carpets (ktiv) Download the experiment instructions HERE!. Volcanoes are openings where lava, small rocks, and gas erupt from the Earth’s mantle between ...

An increase in seismicity—marked by frequent tremors—was observed recently at Alaska's Iliamna Volcano, which last erupted in ...

Hundreds of dormant volcanoes across the globe—particularly in Antarctica—could become more active thanks to climate change.

Homemade science "experiments" are full of spectacle, but often miss the joy of true discovery. Alom Shaha offers a simple solution with his twist on the classic bubble volcano.

One of the Pacific Ocean’s lesser-known volcanoes will blow its vent in the coming months, causing 10,000 earthquakes in one day. Here’s what scientists are saying.

The volcano Uturuncu, located in the Central Andes mountains, ... Devika Rao has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022, covering science, the environment, climate and business.

Uturuncu, a Bolivian ‘zombie volcano’ that hasn’t erupted in more than 250,000 years, has shown signs of life. But scientists don’t think those signs spell trouble.