16), blasting fountains of lava hundreds of feet into the air and emitting thousands of tons of toxic volcanic gas — you can watch the eruption live in the video above. The U.S. Geological ...

Throughout history, volcanic eruptions have had serious consequences for human societies such as cold weather, lack of sun, and low crop yields. In the year 43 BC when a volcano in Alaska spewed ...

According to the analysis, the devastating eruption of the Laacher See volcano in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate occurred earlier than previously assumed and hence could not have triggered the ...

HAWAII COUNTY, Hawaii – Kilauea volcano's eruption has significantly slowed and appears to be paused, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The eruption occurred about 2:20 a.m. local time ...

More than 130 earthquakes were registered Tuesday at Iceland's large Bardarbunga volcano, a possible precursor to an eruption among the several scenarios being considered, the Icelandic ...

located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition of magma could drive tremors during volcanic eruptions.

Archaeologists and climate scientists from the University of Copenhagen can now show that ritual sacrifices of sun stones coincided with a large volcanic eruption that made the sun disappear ...

Archaeologists and climate scientists can now show that these ritual sacrifices coincided with a large volcanic eruption that made the sun disappear throughout Northern Europe. 4,900 years ago ...

Mount Tambora changed the world. In 1815, the Indonesian volcano exploded in the most powerful eruption in recorded history, sending an enormous plume of tiny sun-reflecting particles high into ...

Volcanic eruptions release vast amounts of carbon-dioxide, dust and sulfur, thereby significantly altering the chemistry of the atmosphere and changing Earth's climate—but in different ways and ...

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in its most recent update that the eruption "has stabilized within the crater and there are no immediate threats to infrastructure." Newsweek has contacted the U ...

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY, Hawaii – Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano roared back to life and resumed its eruption Wednesday as dramatic video provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) showed lava ...