March 27 marks the anniversary of the onset of Mauna Loa’s dramatic 1868 eruption, when lava flows from the Southwest Rift Zone severely impacted the Ka‘u district. However, this may not have been the ...

A new column of steam rises from Yellowstone. While the expansive volcano shows no hints of an eruption, magma brews beneath ...

Kilauea is in a unique phase of activity in Halema‘uma‘u, with 12 episodes of dual lava fountains since Dec. 23, 2024.

Located in Wyoming this national park sits atop a giant supervolcano, with a newly discovered volcanic vent emitting steam ...

The University of the West Indies (UWI) has set up instruments at the site of the Piparo mud volcano to monitor volcanic ...

The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted three times into Friday, sending an ash column 26,200 feet high and prompting authorities to expand the danger zone around ...

It is widely believed that Earth’s atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid ...

This image from webcam footage provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava fountains shooting up high in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside ...

Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire is erupting, and authorities have evacuated nearly 300 families while warning that another 30,000 people in the area could be at risk. The eruption started overnight.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory within the past week measured “significantly elevated” volcanic activity, with newly reactivated gas fissures, or fumaroles, seen at Mount Spurr’s Crater Peak.