What would happen if a supervolcano erupted? The massive explosion could trigger catastrophic climate changes, widespread ...

Mount Kīlauea in Hawaii, which began its dramatic series of eruptions on December 23, has entered its fourth eruptive episode this week, with lava fountains and flows spewing from the Kaluapele ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano began a new series of eruptions in December 2024. The world's most active volcano, located in Kilauea, Hawaii, resumed its latest eruption on Wednesday. Volcanic activity ...

For many, the word “eruption” brings to mind 1980 when Mount Saint Helens demonstrated that the Washington Cascades are one of the most volcanically active parts of the country. Mount Saint ...

Hundreds of unusual discs unearthed in Denmark are revealing clues into how a Stone Age population responded to a devastating volcanic eruption nearly 5,000 years ago, a new study has found.

Volcanic eruptions were cataclysmic in centuries past, from the 43 B.C. eruption of a volcano in Alaska that caused failed harvests in the Mediterranean for years, to the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount ...

Throughout history, volcanic eruptions have had serious consequences for human societies such as cold weather, lack of sun, and low crop yields. In the year 43 BC when a volcano in Alaska spewed ...