The most famous volcanoes are Vesuvius near Naples and Etna on the Sicilian island. Due to their positions within densely populated areas and eruption history, both have been included in the ...

A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr in the next few weeks or months has increased ...

Italy's tallest volcano started erupting last weekend, following a number of strombolian explosions from its Southeast Crater. The snowy surroundings of Sicily’s famous volcano were lit up again ...

There are many different kinds of volcanoes, ranging from the Hawaiian type, which produces gentle, effusive eruptions that tourists can observe from mere steps away, to the andesitic variety ...

There are no reports of flights being cancelled, but airlines are apparently operating with restrictions because ash clouds ...

I’m in Italy visiting a very famous volcano called Mount Vesuvius. A volcano is an opening in the Earth’s crust, which allows hot magma, ash and gases to escape from below the surface.

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