For the first time in recorded history, the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia's remote Danakil region has erupted. Located southeast of the well-known Erta Ale volcano, Hayli Gubbi had no documented ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

Melting glaciers may be setting the stage for more frequent and explosive volcanic eruptions in the future. This is the conclusion of a study of six volcanoes in the Chilean Andes, which is being ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Volcanoes often look deceptively quiet until the moment they unleash towering plumes of ash and gas, yet the precise switch that turns a gentle rumble into a devastating blast has remained stubbornly ...

An explosive eruption rocked La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Friday following mandatory evacuation orders from the local government. Emergency management ...

Dozens of Guatemalan soldiers put down their guns and picked up push brooms today to help sweep the runways of the country’s main international airport, which was shut for nearly 24 hours after the ...

Italy's Mount Etna produced a spectacularly explosive eruption Monday morning, sending a ripple of reddish clouds down from its summit. The soaring ash rose to form a mushroom cloud high above Etna, ...