Mount St. Helens, the largest volcanic eruption in US history, was commemorated this weekend, 45 years after its eruption, ...

Indonesia's Centre for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation has elevated the alert status of Mount Lewotobi in East ...

The eruption of Mount Tambora killed thousands, plunged much of the world into a frightful chill and offers lessons for today. Greg Harlin/Wood Ronsaville Harlin A year after the eruption ...

The disaster began quietly, as most great disasters do. In early April 1815, Mount Tambora, a long-dormant volcano on Indonesia’s Sumbawa Island, startled rumbling. Then, on April 10 ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted in Indonesia, killing an estimated 92,000 people. It was the biggest eruption in recorded history. And yet ...

The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 has been linked to climate change and social unrest. Such historical eruptions could serve as test cases for models used to assess future climate changes.

One of two main craters on Alaska’s Mount Spurr, shown in 1991. Earthquake activity suggests the volcano is close to erupting again in 2025. (Photo by R.G. McGimsey/Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S.