Imagine waking up one morning to news that a massive volcanic eruption has shaken a remote region with absolutely no advance notice. This isn't science fiction. It's happening right now around the ...

Volcanoes might seem like nature’s incinerators, but using them to burn up trash would be dangerous and disrespectful to indigenous people who view them as sacred.

Taftan volcano in southeastern Iran rose 3.5 inches over 10 months, signaling that it is waking up after 700,000 years of dormancy.

A new study shows eruptions and wildfires altered the upper atmosphere, yet recent surface warming points elsewhere.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the most active in the world, is about to erupt again, according to the United States Geological ...

POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico -- In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world's most active and whose eruption could affect millions ...

Scientists have been closely monitoring a 'civilization-ending' volcano that's shown signs of activity after years of very ...

It looks like just another hill in Sussex County, but you wouldn’t have wanted to have been standing there 420 million years ago. That’s about when the Beemerville Volcano erupted in Wantage, give or ...

Volcanoes and wildfires can inject millions of tons of gases and aerosol particles into the air, affecting temperatures on a global scale. But picking out the specific impact of individual events ...

PURACE, Colombia (AP) — Oliverio Quira often goes to check on his cattle on a plot of land he owns less than a mile from the Purace volcano in southwestern Colombia. There he sits and watches the ...

Volcanoes can erupt suddenly, but satellite technology now detects hidden ground shifts and heat changes. This helps scientists monitor remote volcanoes where ground sensors are scarce. These advanced ...