A volcano erupted in the central Philippines, sending a massive ash plume 2,500 metres into the sky, raising concerns of a ...

A towering volcanic plume that punched roughly 54,000 feet into the sky has jolted aviation planners across Asia, forcing fresh scrutiny of flight paths over one of the world’s busiest air corridors.

Kanlaon, one of 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines, has had several major eruptions in the past century, including a 1996 ...

Volcanoes that blast gases high into the atmosphere not only change global temperatures but also influence flooding in unusual ways, Princeton researchers have found. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...

Melting glaciers may be silently setting the stage for more explosive and frequent volcanic eruptions in the future, according to research on six volcanoes in the Chilean Andes. Presented today ...

After surviving earthquakes and molten lava, residents of Hawaii’s Big Island now have new threats to worry about: steam-driven explosions, hazardous volcanic smog and acid rain. The US Geological ...

The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma—and when. Until now, it was thought that gas bubbles were formed primarily when the ambient pressure dropped ...

A powerful swarm of earthquakes in January suggested one of Iceland’s giant “ice volcanoes” may be awakening after a decade of slumber. In the months that followed, more earthquakes have rocked the ...

Volcanoes that blast gases high into the atmosphere not only change global temperatures but also influence flooding in unusual ways, Princeton researchers have found. In an August 26 article in the ...