An expert advises Jakarta to take steps such as announcing evacuation routes and releasing maps following a pre-eruption alert The eruption of Anak Krakatoa in Indonesia has tested the country's ...

A new satellite image has captured a rare view of an erupting volcano, revealing its bright red lava flow as seen from space. Mayon began erupting in January 2026 when clouds of hot ash and flows of ...

Learn how stress inside a volcano can make gas bubbles form early, helping explain why some eruptions stay quiet instead of exploding. One of the most explosive volcanoes in U.S. history began its ...

Mount Anak Krakatoa in Indonesia erupted in September 2026, spreading volcanic ash more than 150 kilometres away, but a video circulating online showing a volcano is not linked to the eruption. The ...

Stunning new footage shows a bright-green "fireball" meteor exploding in the skies over an erupting volcano in the Philippines. Initial reports suggested that the falling space rock may have struck ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A 4.1 magnitude quake has struck in Iceland Tuesday night near a rare Icelandic volcano that started erupting on March 19. The volcano in the Fagradalsfjall mountains is about 20 ...

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 ...

Volcanoes are among the most powerful forces on Earth. They can release unimaginable amounts of energy, sending rivers of ...

GUATEMALA — Looking at this YouTube vid for too long might lead to a sensory overload. In just over 10 seconds, there's a shot of a sea of clouds, a sunrise — and a volcano exploding to top things off ...

After 15 months of intense and disruptive earthquakes on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, the region finally let off some pressure. On March 19, lava roared out of the ground in the uninhabited valley ...

While earthquakes can strike unexpectedly at any time, eruptions are often preceded by signs of unrest. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists closely monitor active volcanoes in Hawaiʻi ...