volcanoes
Is Mount St. Helens about to blow? Washington volcano recharging 44 years after eruption
Is it getting ready to rock? Mount Saint Helens in Washington, which notoriously and cataclysmically erupted in 1980 and had its ash reach Montana, has been showing major signs of...
Red-hot lava from Iceland volcano smothers major road: video
Videos recorded from the ground and the air show a surge of thick lava from a volcano that erupted in Iceland in May, covering a road that leads to and...
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano suddenly begins erupting after months of quiet
“This was a real sneaky eruption," US Geological Survey scientist Ken Hon said.
Images show spectacle of Indonesian volcano eruption as authorities evacuate 7 nearby villages
Indonesian authorities evacuated residents of seven villages within a nearly four-mile radius of a volcano on the remote island of Halmahera in Indonesia after it erupted and spewed ash about 2.5...
Inside Costa Rica's 'cave of death' which kills all that enters
Take a deep breath before trekking here. Deep in the volcanic mountains of Costa Rica hides a deadly, yet small opening of the Earth that engulfs and kills just about...
Tourist plunges 250 feet to her death into active volcano while posing for photo
The 31-year-old was with her husband on a guided tour of Ijen -- a volcano park in East Java -- when she tumbled into the crater Saturday.
Indonesian volcano erupts several times, officials fear it could collapse into the sea as tsunami warning issued
Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area.
Rare Roman paintings depicting mythological characters unearthed in Pompeii 2,000 years after volcanic eruption
Archaeologists discovered rare paintings, showing Helen of Troy and other Greek figures, in the lost Roman city of Pompeii 2000 years after the deadly volcanic eruption.
Italy's Mount Etna puts on a show by blowing rare 'smoke rings' into the sky
Tourists in Italy have been treated to quite the show as Mount Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe, has been blowing spectacular "smoke rings" into the sky since last...
Experienced climber found dead 1,200 feet below Mount St. Helens volcano summit
“The testament to his life is that he just lived it. He lived in his way. He did not live dangerously. He lived it with prediction, with passion, with intention.”
Iceland volcano pouring out fountains of lava in fourth eruption since December
A volcano in Iceland that erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December was still spewing smoke and bright orange lava into the air on Monday.
Iceland in state of emergency after fourth volcanic eruption since December
A state of emergency has been declared in Iceland after a volcano erupted for the fourth time since December, spewing orange lava into the air.
Scientists discovers giant volcano on Mars: 'Hidden in plain sight'
Scientists say they have discovered a giant volcano hidden in plain sight on Mars.
Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano 'El Popo' spews plume of gas and ash 2 miles into air
A volcano in Mexico known as "El Popo" spewed a huge plume of ash cloud into the evening sky on Tuesday.
Iceland declares state of emergency after volcano erupts for THIRD time in 2 months
According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO), intense seismic activity began to shake the region around Mount Sylingarfell around 5:30 a.m., and the eruption began about 30 minutes later.
NASA's Juno mission captures spectacular images of Jupiter's volcanic moon lo
The spacecraft passed within 930 miles of Jupiter's volcanic third largest moon lo last weekend, capturing stunning images of the most volcanic world in our solar system.
Terrifying video shows volcano sending hot ash thousands of feet in air over Indonesian villages
Hot ash rained down on villages southeast of Mount Merapi after several eruptions just in the last month.
People are rushing to buy property near a Hawaiian volcanic site that last erupted in 2018
Despite the tragedies of a 2018 volcano explosion that engulfed some 700 homes on the island of Hawaii, prospective homeowners are flocking there to buy.
Second Iceland volcano eruption consumes homes, strands pets in small fishing village
President Gudni Th. Johannesson said in a televised address late Sunday that “a daunting period of upheaval has begun on the Reykjanes peninsula” where a long-dormant volcanic system has awakened.