Volcanoes are among the most awe-inspiring forces of nature, capable of reshaping geological, ecological and geopolitical ...

Did you know there are at least 1,350 active volcanoes around the world, and roughly 20 active volcanic eruptions on any ...

Here, we've ranked the deadliest eruptions in history. Mount Pelée (1902) Death toll: 30,000 It’s considered the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century. Krakatoa (1883) Death toll ...

How do you measure the size of a volcanic eruption? Just as seismologists measure the size of an earthquake using the Richter scale, volcanologists use an eruption magnitude scale called the ...

At any given moment there are 40-60 volcanoes erupting around the world. Volcanoes host magmas with temperatures of over 700 degrees — that’s over four times hotter than any known organism can survive ...

Soldiers are helping firefighters search for missing people after Sunday's horrific volcanic eruption in Guatemala, when torrents of superheated rock, ash and mud destroyed villages. The official ...

said about the delayed response during a news conference following the eruption. Another volcano erupted before the alert level was raised, leading to the deadliest volcanic disaster in postwar Japan.

This photograph provided by Civil Protection in Iceland shows a new volcanic eruption that started on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. A new volcanic eruption that started on the Reykjanes ...

Rescuers have found the body of the last missing hiker on Indonesia ’s Mount Marapi, taking the death toll from Sunday’s volcanic eruption to 23. At such a critical moment in US history, we need ...

The global significance of Mount Pelée and Pitons du Carbet is based on its representation of volcanic processes and forest types. The 1902 eruption is considered the deadliest volcanic event of the ...

A volcano on a remote Indonesian island continues ... About 6,500 people were evacuated in January after Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki began erupting, spewing thick clouds and forcing the government ...