Volcanology is the study of the generation and movement of molten rock on Earth and other planetary bodies, primarily through volcanoes and volcanic eruptions. This encompasses the generation of ...

Data shows that the volcano has been swelling, with changing rates that hint at an upcoming eruption. Its activity caught the attention of experts because it shows a pattern of erupting after reaching ...

We know that the effects of the stupendous volcanic eruption in the Strait of Sunda extended through many months and were exerted over a large area of surface. From the newspapers of the day we ...

The evacuations come after steam eruptions have been seen since Thursday from the long-dormant volcano of Mount Dofen, raising fears of a volcanic eruption that could put many people at risk.

The Yellowstone Caldera is a 70 by 45 kilometre-wide crater in northwestern Wyoming, blasted out of the Earth’s crust some 640,000 years ago in a cataclysmic eruption. It was an Earth-shaking event.

There's not even a hint of a looming eruption at Yellowstone. But you might wonder why, considering its violent past: Yellowstone has hosted "supereruptions" — the most explosive type of ...

The 2009 eruption of Sarychev Peak Volcano, Kuril Islands, viewed from the International Space ... [+] Station. A new study says that a similar eruption was behind a cooling event with worldwide ...

Friday’s tremor in Afar resulted in fears of volcanic eruptions after smoke came from vents in the Dofen volcano, signaling potential volcanic activity. “The government is closely monitoring ...

Advert Most interestingly, scientists have said that this advanced warning marks a significant achievement and is rather unique as many warnings only come a few hours before an eruption. Researchers ...

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), EMSC said. Earlier in the day, Anadolu Ajansi reported a volcanic eruption at Ethiopia's central Mount Dofan. The region has recently experienced ...

Now, nearly 200 years later, scientists have identified the "mystery volcano". The eruption was one of the most powerful of the 19th century, spewing so much sulphur dioxide into the stratosphere that ...

Residents in northeastern Ethiopia have been moved to temporary shelters following fears of a potential volcanic eruption. Authorities have begun to evacuate residents in northeastern Ethiopia ...