One of the world's most active volcanoes, Kilauea, began erupting Monday at approximately 2 a.m. HST on Hawaii's Big Island, prompting health warnings as volcanic smog threatened downwind communities.

For centuries, the country’s western volcanic peninsula has been dormant, but a new era of volcanic activity could be on the horizon. The Fagradalsfjall Volcano, a raised crater of bubbling lava ...

Scientists at Mount Spurr in Alaska have been unable to collect vital volcanic data for over a month as the area experiences “elevated” levels of earthquakes — but authorities claim an ...

A volcano south of Reykjavik, Iceland erupted for the eleventh time since 2021, prompting evacuations of tourists and residents. The eruption did not immediately disrupt air travel, though ...

When a large volcano erupts, as Mount Spurr appears close to doing about 80 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, it can release enormous volumes of ash. Fine ash can infiltrate the lungs of people and ...

The Ontong-Java Plateau, Earth's largest volcanic platform, and a chain of underwater volcanoes in the southern Pacific both originated from the same deep-seated hotspot beneath the Pacific Ocean.