Predicting volcanic eruptions before they occur is valuable for obvious reasons. The earlier scientists detect signs of an imminent eruption, the more time people will have to evacuate potentially ...

Indonesia's Mount Anak Krakatau erupted multiple times in September 2026, spewing fountains of lava and plumes of volcanic ash, but a video circulating on social media purportedly showing the incident ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In the summer of 1991, Pinatubo, a volcano in the Philippines, self-destructed. The eruption started on June 12, and three days later it ...

Head of the Geological Agency, Lana Saria, emphasized that compliance with the five-kilometer safe radius is absolutely essential, given that Anak Krakatau's volcanic activity has continued to ...

"Imagine the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. There's not really much you can do to prepare for that," Iacovino said.

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...

Smoking Halemaumau crater of Kilauea volcano reputed to be one of the world s most active volcanoes on the island of Big Island in Hawaii on 27 December 2022. Pascal Schmidt/GettyImages.com Something ...

Learn how an eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano would affect North America, and why one isn't likely to happen in the foreseeable future. Millions of people visit Yellowstone National Park each ...