The eruption of Mount Pinatubo volcano in June 1991 is the second largest volcanic eruption of the twentieth century. Understanding how volcano activity may change over time is particularly important ...

A global early-warning system strives to keep aircraft safe from volcanic eruptions. Mark Piesing A small aircraft flies over the Bardarbunga volcano as it spews lava and ash in southeast Iceland. The ...

Heather Handley is an associate professor of volcanic hazards and geoscience communication in the Department of Applied Earth Sciences at the University of Twente in Enschede, the Netherlands. Unlike ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Nov. 27, 2022, Mauna Loa – the world’s largest active volcano – erupted on the island of Hawaii. For days, fountains of lava, ...

A volcano that erupted after being asleep for more than 100,000 years is leading more volcanologists to say we must redefine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The truth is that, while volcanoes can indeed alter the Earth's climate (more on that in a moment), there is no evidence ...

Volcanic disasters have been studied since Pompeii was buried in 79 A.D., leading the public to believe that scientists already know why, where, when and how long volcanoes will erupt. But Jonathan ...

Volcanoes have been shaping the land around them for millions of years, and communities have always found ways to live in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. How and if a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of ...

Ice-age sea-level declines may have turned seafloor volcanoes into natural iron fertilizer for plankton, potentially ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano could be just moments away from its ...

"Volcanoes only emits small amounts of CO2 relative to how much humans emit today." The truth is that, while volcanoes can indeed alter the Earth's climate (more on that in a moment), there is no ...