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Guatemala’s ‘Volcano of Fire’ sends ash, lava flowing as hundreds flee Fiery lava seen flowing from the volcano near the capital as disaster agency issues warning to nearby residents.
There was once a two-mile-tall volcano on Mount Desert Island, according to the National Parks Service. 450 million years ago, Mount Desert Island in Maine began as a piece of land that was struck ...
Why do researchers believe an underwater volcano off the Oregon Coast will erupt in 2025? Researchers at Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center are monitoring the Axial Seamount ...
The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is more than 4,900 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean and 300 miles off the Oregon coast, but it is showing signs it will soon erupt for the first time since 2015 ...
Sakurajima volcano in Japan erupted on May 15, 2025, sending a 3,000-meter ash plume into the air, with authorities closely monitoring the situation.
Underwater volcano poses no threat to people Since this volcano is well off the coast and deep underwater, it won’t pose any threats to humans. It is about one mile underwater.
The first sign of an eruption is a sharp increase in earthquakes around the volcano, followed by lava flows and the formation of "snowblowers" — plumes of warm fluids containing microbes.
SEATTLE — An underwater volcano in the Pacific Northwest shows signs it may erupt for the first time in years. "It's one of the coolest things that happens on our planet," said Debbie Kelley.
A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a plume of ash about 2.5 miles into the sky and forcing authorities to suspend school in four villages due to ashfall.
Scientists warn that the Alaska volcano Mount Spurr is likely to erupt soon, showering ash on Anchorage and potentially disrupting air travel.
A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr in the next few weeks or months has increased.
Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire is erupting, and authorities have evacuated nearly 300 families while warning that another 30,000 people in the area could be at risk. The eruption started overnight.