Hunga Tonga created the largest volcanic eruption of the 21st century—then cleaned up its own mess.
For 131 consecutive days, Mayon Volcano has not stopped. Lava has crept down its flanks, sulfur dioxide has poured from its ...
Earth’s largest volcanic system, hidden in mountain chains under the sea, has long been assumed to erupt only quietly. The ...
The explosive Kikai caldera has been refilling with magma, prompting fears of another eruption. This situation is heating up. One of the world’s most volatile volcanoes is silently refilling with ...
The 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption remains the deadliest in U.S. history, fundamentally changing how scientists monitor ...
Far beneath the ocean near Japan, scientists have discovered that the magma system linked to the most powerful eruption of the Holocene is slowly rebuilding. By using seismic imaging, researchers ...
“It was like a shotgun blast directly into the sky,” said one marine geologist. A New Zealand-led team of marine geologists investigating an underwater volcano that erupted on Jan. 15 in the Tongan ...
Volcanoes are Earth’s geologic architects. They’ve created more than 80 percent of our planet’s surface, laying the foundation that has allowed life to thrive. Their explosive force crafts mountains ...
These fast-moving mudflows can devastate towns in a matter of minutes.