“It is all black. Almost in a diamond shape,” said Hallur Antoniussen, the Faroese-born fisher who took the shot. He was working aboard the Saputi, more than 100 kilometers off the Labrador coast in ...

Subglacial volcanic eruptions would not have the same effect on the surface as an eruption in the open air, trapped as they would be under the ice. But they can sneakily erode and degrade the ice ...

These eruptions may not break through to the surface but can still cause serious effects. The heat produced by subglacial volcanic activity could quicken the pace of ice loss, destabilizing the ...

A volcano eruption near Oregon is brewing — but don't panic about Axial Seamount. The undersea volcano has been attracting attention for months as scientists prepare for an eruption they expect ...

California has seven active volcanoes, each with a unique eruption history, categorized by type and threat level. The USGS monitors these volcanoes, providing information to authorities and the ...

"Over two-thirds of the Earth’s surface was formed by volcanic eruptions at these mid-ocean ridges," said Maya Tolstoy, a marine geophysicist and dean of the university's College of the Environment.

Sunday marks 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state. The deadly eruption happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. on May 18, 1980, following months of small explosions and earthquakes.

The six-hour eruption, which ended at 10:25 p.m. local time, marked the 23rd episode in a series of eruptions that began last December. According to the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano ...

"Our research helps close a significant knowledge gap about whether and how volcanic eruptions influence cloud formation," said LLNL scientist and author Lin Lin. "We show that volcanic ash ...

John Yang looks back at the deadliest and most destructive volcanic eruption in U.S. history with Steve Olson, author of “Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens.” It was 45 years ago ...

The Fagradalsfjall Volcano, a raised crater of bubbling lava—glowing bright yellow in an expanse of dark gray—is the latest eruption heralding Iceland’s new period of volcanic activity.

The eruption shot magma over 1,000 feet into the air. This scale of fountaining hasn’t been experienced since the Pu’u’o’o volcanic eruptions from 1983 to 1986. The intense fountaining of ...