Volcanoes have always amazed scientists, geologists, and travelers– not just because they can erupt, but because they show ...

Uēkahuna has long been one of the park’s most popular spots for volcano-watching, but was forced to close in May 2018 ...

Mount Etna produced a spectacularly explosive eruption Monday, sending a ripple of reddish clouds down from the southeast ...

Located about 300 miles west of Astoria ... the explosive eruptions often associated with volcanoes, Axial is a shield volcano similar to those found in Hawaii or Iceland. When it erupts, it ...

Far less is known about older volcanoes like Haleakala—located northwest on the island ... Kilauea, an active "shield" volcano, showed magma storage at shallow depths of 1–2 kilometers ...

This question was posed by Ms. Wessel’s biology class at Rock Bridge High School “It is important to note that the Hawaiian Islands were actually formed through volcanic eruptions. If we could see ...

The red star indicates the location of a revised prolate-spheroid inflation ... Though Axial Seamount itself poses little direct threat – shield volcanoes are less violent, and tremors here lack the ...

Guatemalan authorities said Thursday they were evacuating more than 500 people after Central America's most active volcano ...

A massive volcanic eruption occurred at Mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily on Monday, shooting massive ash plumes ...

Shield Volcanoes are large, broad volcanoes with gentle slopes. They are formed by lava that flows easily and spreads out over a wide area, creating a shield-like shape. Supervolcanoes and their ...