After months of uncertainty, a sudden volcanic eruption overnight in Iceland saw jets of lava shoot into the air as a massive fissure opened in the earth. The authorities have swung into action, with ...

Activity from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii has finally slowed down after months of high levels of activity rattled the lives of everyone on the island. While the volcano was at its most active, it ...

The production of maps to track the progress of ongoing eruptions has long been part of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory mission to inform the public about volcanic hazards in Hawaii. The methods ...

Scientists from Mexico’s National Autonomous University have created the first three-dimensional image of the Popocatépetl ...

HILO The recently published Geologic map of the central-southeast flank of Mauna Loa volcano is the culmination of years of field work by the U.S. Geological Survey. This updated map supersedes the ...

Researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico spent five years hauling instruments up the 5,426-meter volcano ...

The eruption of a volcano on the small Canary Island of La Palma has so far led to the destruction of homes and evacuations, with fears that the eruption could trigger a tsunami Did you know with a ...

The latest catalog expands the number of previously known Venusian volcanoes by a factor of 50. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A new risk map that reveals the hazards most likely to occur in the future on Popocatepetl -- located just 60 kilometers from Mexico City and considered the planet's riskiest volcano ...

An elaborate 2,000-year-old "volcano map" has been discovered carved into a large volcanic rock in Mexico. Experts from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) recently analyzed ...