This striking satellite photo shows the unusual shape of Spirit Lake, which was transformed into a giant anatomically inaccurate heart by the explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980.

Volcanic eruptions release sulfur dioxide, a gas that can cool the planet by reflecting sunlight back into space. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991, it injected 15 million tons of sulfur dioxide ...

Mount Ruang is one of more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia. The archipelago sits along the seismically volatile Ring of Fire region around the Pacific Ocean, an area prone to frequent ...

Indonesia will permanently relocate the entire population of an island in North Sulawesi province because a volcano is threatening their safety. Mount Ruang erupted spectacularly last month and ...

A Mount Ruang survivor holds her child on board Kakap-811 during their evacuation from Tagulandang port, Sitaro Islands, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday (May 1, 2024). (ANTARA FOTO/Andri Saputra/nz/aa) ...

Mount Ruang - which is located in a remote part of the Celebes Sea - first erupted on Apr 16, forcing more than 830 residents on Ruang Island to be evacuated.(Photo: AFP/Ronny Adolof Buol ...

Mount Ruang, a 725-meter (2,400-foot) volcano on Ruang Island, North Sulawesi, has been erupting in spectacular fashion on and off since mid-April, posing a growing threat to those living nearby ...

Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano spewed more hot clouds on Wednesday after an eruption the previous day forced the closure of schools and airports, pelted villages with volcanic debris and prompted ...

Manado, Indonesia — Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano spewed more hot clouds on Wednesday after an eruption the previous day forced the closure of schools and airports, pelted villages with ...

Mount Ruang volcano is seen during the eruption from Tagulandang island, Indonesia, Wednesday, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano erupted Tuesday for a second time in two ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s ...

Mount Ruang volcano erupting on April 30, 2024. Picture: AFP Images showed the volcano on Tuesday sent a molten red column bursting into the sky, a large ash cloud spilling from the crater and ...