A recent study reveals that the Poás volcano has changed its eruption pattern, redefining the global ash-related risk map.

Volcanoes are both captivating and disastrous. Most are likely familiar with the common short-term dangers associated with ...

Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these ...

Early humans in Ethiopia survived the Toba supervolcano eruption by shifting to river foods, revealing how drought shaped ...

A massive volcanic eruption can cool the planet within months. What happens next may take centuries. Currently, this potential consequence is a large part of current research being conducted on the ...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Sunday night released computer simulations of the ash ...

Volcanic activity and hydroclimatic anomalies. Eruptions produce a repeating wave pattern in high-altitude winds (left panels) that line up with ...

Volcanoes have always held an incredible power capable of shaping the course of human history. Around 1,600 B.C.E., an explosion on the Greek island of Santorini likely wiped out Europe’s first ...

When you think of the United States, images of sprawling cities and vast landscapes might come to mind, but not the hidden and ever-present geological threat: volcanoes. While you might associate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The June 12, 1991, eruption column from Mount Pinatubo was taken from the east side of Clark Air Base. (CREDIT: U.S. Geological ...