UK scientists raised alarm bells after drawing up an apocalyptic play-by-play detailing what would happen if the famed Yellowstone supervolcano blew its stack. “A super-eruption on this scale would be ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A pair of magnitude 4.0+ earthquakes struck western Iceland about 11 seconds apart Tuesday afternoon, local time, according to the Icelandic Met Office. A magnitude 4.2 earthquake ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In the summer of 1991, Pinatubo, a volcano in the Philippines, self-destructed. The eruption started on June 12, and three days later it ...

A brilliant double rainbow rises beside Kirkjufell as waterfalls rush through the rugged Icelandic landscape below. Sunlight breaks through dramatic clouds, illuminating the mountain and surrounding ...

Lava spews from Anak Krakatau, a volcano in the Sunda Strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra, during an eruption on Oct. 20, 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Adhari Arief Subscribe ...

A volcanic eruption in Indonesia on Sunday has forced the cancellation of all flights at the capital city's airport as volcanic ash drifted across the western parts of the country. No casualties were ...

Volcanic ash forced temporary airport closures, including at Jakarta’s main Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Airlines including Singapore Airlines and Scoot canceled flights as authorities ...

An eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau caused the suspension of hundreds of flights at Jakarta’s main airport on ‌Sunday after some school activities and fishing were halted. Soekarno-Hatta ...

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Erupting or silent, volcanoes have always captured our imagination. As volcanologists, we have seen how that fascination can collide with rolling news coverage and social media, amplifying false ...

Continuing volcanic activity from Mount Etna has forced the closure of Sicily’s busiest airport. Authorities at Vincenzo Bellini Airport said on Friday that flights will remain suspended until at ...