The South Pacific blast may have consumed its own methane — but using this idea against the greenhouse gas is controversial.

When massive volcanic eruptions occur, they inject millions of tons of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, where it forms sulfate aerosols that scatter incoming solar radiation and result in ...

Satellites captured footage of an underwater volcano eruption in a part of the sea that remains largely a mystery.

New research from the University of St Andrews has precisely dated an eruption from Newberry Volcano and discovered that its ...

Klyuchevskoy volcano in eastern Russia began erupting shortly after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks shook the same area. "A descent of hot lava is observed on the ...

The event marks the 43rd episode in the active volcano's ongoing eruption, which began on Dec. 23, 2024 Christopher Edwards is a writer on the Lifestyle team at PEOPLE. He has been working at ...

Nearly 600 years ago, a massive volcanic eruption sent clouds of sulfurous gas and ash high into the atmosphere. The blast known as the 1458/59 CE event was so huge that it triggered decades of ...

The latest lava fountaining episode of an erupting Hawaii volcano reached 1,000 feet high Tuesday, prompting temporary closures at a national park and part of an important highway because of ...

The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the rural northeast of Ethiopia erupted November 23. Afar Communication Bureau via Facebook A volcano in northern Ethiopia erupted Sunday, marking its first known ...