Who doesn’t love a volcano? Not in the usual sense, given the fearsome destruction wreaked by their eruptions. But from time immemorial, whether interpreted as divine retribution or merely release of ...

A new Kilauea eruption began in a remote area of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park on Sunday, Sept. 15. This is the first ...

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii has erupted. Gigantic lava fountains shoot up to ten meters into the air through a fissure in ...

Lavas from hotspots - -whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland -- likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in Earth's mantle, according to an evaluation of volcanic hotspots.

Nearly a year ago, thousands of residents of Grindavík were evacuated after thousands of earthquakes began to rattle the region, raising fears of an impending eruption at the Sundhnúkur volcano.

“That’s how we knew quite early on that the ash was probably from the Oruanui eruption from Taupo volcano centre in the central North Island.” Amirah Pharrell, University of Queenslan ...

This image shows the Northern Lights shining bright as lava from a volcanic eruption in Iceland shoots high into the air. (Marco Di Marco via Storyful) The most recent eruption began on the ...

THE Northern Lights have been spotted glowing above an Icelandic volcano as lava spews from its peak. Stunning footage of the eruption showed the unlikely coincidence of two of the world's most ...

A volcano spewed lava and smoke over southwestern Iceland for a second day on Friday raising fears of spreading pollution hours after its eruption forced the evacuation of a spa resort.

It's the volcano's sixth eruption since December. There has been "greater seismic activity" during this eruption than earlier ones, the Icelandic Meteorological Office wrote in an update on Thursday.

Its residents are familiar with their country’s frequent volcanic eruptions, most of which are more beautiful than bothersome. But in 2021, the nation was left awe-struck when part of a long ...