A major U.S. city is under threat from a potential volcanic eruption after more than 20 earthquakes were recorded in Alaska.

A future eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano or similar mega-volcano could bury large parts of the U.S. in ash, disrupt ...

An underwater volcano in Tonga dramatically changed the global climate by releasing massive steam, not just sulfur.

When volcanoes like Alaska’s Mount Spurr erupt, the ash can damage people’s lungs, smother crops and kill animals, and the ...

A "sharp, volatile-rich cap” about 2.5 miles under Yellowstone’s surface “acts like a lid,” trapping pressure and heat that ...

Alaska’s government is warning locals to keep an eye out for updates now that the risk level has been graded yellow ... which ...

Scientists discovered a magma cap underneath Yellowstone National Park’s surface that may act as a lid to prevent the ...

An underwater volcano 300 miles off the coast of Oregon is displaying signs of a potential eruption, UW researchers found.

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Swarms of earthquakes have been jolting southern Italy with increasing intensity since 2022, threatening hundreds of ...

Volcanoes inspire awe with spectacular eruptions and incandescent rivers of lava, but often their deadliest hazard is what quietly falls from the sky. When a large volcano erupts, as Mount Spurr ...

Deep in Bolivia’s Central Andes, the volcano known as Uturuncu rises. Although its last eruption happened around 250,000 ...