For decades, volcanologists have compared their craft to weather forecasting stuck in the 1950s: plenty of instruments, not ...

Two weeks ago, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology recorded three distinct, short-lived explosions in less than five minutes at Taal Volcano. The eruption sent a column of ash and ...

Volcanic eruption risk assessment and forecasting combines geological, statistical and geophysical approaches to anticipate the likelihood, magnitude and impacts of eruptions. Core elements include ...

The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the rural northeast of Ethiopia erupted November 23. Afar Communication Bureau via Facebook A volcano in northern Ethiopia erupted Sunday, marking its first known eruption ...

Suggested Citation: "5 Strengthening Volcano Science." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Volcanic Eruptions and Their Repose, Unrest, Precursors, and Timing. Washington, ...

Following the eruption of Mount Fuji, falling volcanic ash blankets Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, blocking the sunlight and forcing drivers to use their headlights to cautiously proceed through intersections ...

A volcano in Russia's far east on Wednesday spewed ash several kilometers into the sky, authorities said, putting on a spectacular display in its latest eruption. The Shiveluch volcano is one of the ...

The ocean wasn't the only thing making waves in the Philippines this week. On July 30th, Taal Volcano, one of the country's most active volcanoes, produced a dramatic phreatomagmatic eruption that ...

A volcano in Ethiopia's northeastern region erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending thick plumes of smoke up to nine miles into the sky, the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre ...

Three hikers — two Singaporeans and a local — who were in an off-limits area died Friday in an eruption of Indonesia's Mount Dukono volcano, officials said. Several others were missing. The eruption ...