For some days we have been waiting with considerable interest, and even anxiety, to learn in what direction our greater volcano of Mauna Loa, now in very active eruption, may vomit forth its ...

All three of these active volcanoes contain some of the most powerful and violent forces on earth, but you do not need to lose sleep over getting killed by them, according to Carolyn Driedger ...

When humans first climbed it in the early 1900s, the journey involved violent ... previous book, “Eruptions that Shook the World”. “Mountains of Fire” is a love letter to volcanoes and ...

Scientists spent days aboard a helicopter with special sensors over a volcano to develop a picture of how its insides affect its frequent eruptions. By Robin George Andrews Réunion, a French ...

Yet these geologic wonders are still painted as villains in the media, in movies and in books. Robin George Andrews might be that agent volcanoes need to change their public persona, as his new ...

Composite volcanoes are the most common type of volcano. They can have violent eruptions and can grow bigger as layers of thick lava and ash harden on top of each other. Mount Etna in Sicily ...

Here’s how it works. Violent volcano eruptions that shaped Mercury's sun-scorched surface likely ended 3.5 billion years ago, which is strikingly early compared to the volcanic history of other ...

The team was on Etna's mountainside to film a report on advancements in volcano monitoring. The suddenness of the incident was a reminder of just how unpredictable volcanos can be. According to ...

Video shows Guatemala's most violent volcano eruption in more than a century These particles mix with the hot ash and gases to form a giant cloud. Volcanologists say the ash plume from Fuego ...

A bigger threat, though, may loom over Kilauea. A study published in 2009 revealed that the volcano once had a violent past. By looking at volcanic rock and ash, or tephra, lying miles away from ...

The violent rise and collapse of an underwater volcano in the Pacific Ocean is captured in startling clarity for the first time. Researchers studying the Monowai volcano, near Tonga, recorded huge ...