Seven thousand six hundred years ago, a volcanic eruption of unprecedented scale rocked Western North America.

Authorities in Indonesia have raised the alert level for the Mount Bur Ni Telong volcano to its second highest following a series of increased activity and volcanic earthquakes. 8,600-foot stratovolca ...

Authorities in Indonesia have raised the alert level for the Mount Bur Ni Telong volcano to its second highest following a ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

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

In ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, or the Hawaiian language, we might call them puahiohio, or whirlwinds. In meteorological terms, these ...

A dormant volcano in Ethiopia erupted after 10,000 years of silence. This event shows how the world's little-known volcanoes ...

Something stirred beneath Mount Rainier this summer, sending over 1,000 earthquakes through the ground in weeks—the largest ...

Months before Mount Saint Helens erupted, scientists observed earthquakes, gas releases, and a growing bulge on the ...

Lava is supposed to be red—that’s volcanoes 101. But at Indonesia’s Kawah Ijen, the Earth decides to break the rules. Instead ...