A volcano on Atka Island in the Aleutians has been showing increasing signs of unrest over the past two weeks, and scientists say the uptick in activity is significant enough to warrant a closer watch ...

One of Earth’s most active volcanoes, Kīlauea, has erupted again for the 43rd time in Hawai's Big Island. USGS reported the ...

POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world’s most active and whose eruption could affect ...

I n its latest eruption event, Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano sent a fountain of lava 540 meters (1,770 feet) up into the sky in what is a new record for this eruption, which began in December 2024. Some of ...

A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single broadband seismometer, the system can detect extremely subtle ground ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A long-dormant volcano erupted in northern Ethiopia over the weekend, sending ash plumes across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman. The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the Afar ...

MOUNT ETNA, Italy — Guides who take tourists to enjoy the striking views of Sicily's Mount Etna are up in arms over tougher restrictions imposed by local authorities after a round of eruptions at the ...

The African continent is splitting along a triple junction of rifts that converge in Afar, Ethiopia. A new ocean may take ...