VOLCANOES

Following a recent study, Dr. Przemysław Bobrowski and his colleagues published new radiocarbon dates on Holocene (11,700 years ago to the present) sites located in the Tsakhiurtyn Hundi (Flint Valley) region of Mongolia. The work has...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas of Turkey on Wednesday, prompting widespread panic and scores of injuries in the city of 16 million people, though there were no immediate...

Mount Kanlaon in Philippines erupts with huge ash cloud

Huge plumes of ash have been sent 2.5 miles into the sky after a volcano erupted in the central Philippines. Mount Kanlaon is one of...

Volcano begins erupting in southwestern Iceland after a nearby town and spa are evacuated

A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated a nearby community and a geothermal spa, one of Iceland's...

Scientists warn massive US volcano could erupt in weeks

A giant volcano in Alaska is showing signs of an impending eruption. Significantly elevated levels of volcanic gas emissions were recently observed around Mount Spurr,...

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, prompting alert level to be raised

The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted three times into Friday, sending an ash column 8,000 meters (26,000 feet) high and...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumes dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet high

Lava from Hawaii's most active volcano created fountains that reached 700 feet (215 meters) Thursday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption. Kilauea began...

Hawaii volcano again puts tall lava fountains on display in latest eruption episode

An erupting Hawaii volcano once again began shooting fountains of lava that reached hundreds of feet high on Tuesday. Fountains reached heights of 400 feet...

Guatemala volcanic eruption deemed over after spewing lava, evacuations

Guatemalan authorities evacuated around 1,000 people Monday after Central America's most active volcano erupted, spewing lava, ash and rocks. By night, however, the eruption was...

Volcanic activity billions of years ago set the stage for Earth’s oxygen-rich atmosphere, research suggests

It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid increase in...

Volcanic forces may have fueled early marine life, study suggests

Analysis of fossilized rocks known as stromatolites from more than 2.5 billion years ago has provided new insights into the conditions on Earth before...

Ill-prepared trekkers swarm Mt Etna for high-altitude selfies

Authorities near Sicily's Mount Etna are bracing to control an influx of visitors this weekend, attracted by a two-week flow of lava inspiring high-altitude...

In its 10th episode, Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, is again spewing lava

Kilauea volcano began shooting lava into the air once again Wednesday on the Big Island of Hawaii. Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes,...

Kilauea is spewing lava again. It is the Hawaii volcano’s latest activity in an on-and-off eruption

Kilauea volcano began shooting lava into the air once again Tuesday on the Big Island of Hawaii. Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes,...

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